The paper discusses possible directions and magnitudes of the relationship between the social security driven tax wedge, employment and shadow employment in Russia and Ukraine. The first section presents a summary of the economic and institutional background for development of the current size...

Dieser Beitrag stellt das numerische allgemeine Gleichgewichtsmodell PACE-L (Policy Analysis based on Computable Equilibrium, Labour market module) in kompakter Form vor. Dieses quantitative gesamtwirtschaftliche Modell wird am IAB zur Beurteilung von beschäftigungsrelevanten...

In der schweizerischen beruflichen Vorsorge werden die Spargutschriften, wie sie für Arbeitnehmer im gesetzlichen Minimum zur Bildung eines persönlichen Rentenguthabens vorgesehenen sind, mindestens zur Hälfte vom Arbeitgeber finanziert. Da diese Mindestgutschriften mit dem Alter der...

The paper discusses the issue of labor force mobility in a broad sense, and analyses how changes in social security policy and the structure of the social safety net (SSN) affects different aspects of labor force mobility. The text is structured as follows: Introduction, then follows Chapter 2,...

The lockdown and other restrictive measures introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic recession have had a strong impact on labour markets worldwide. As far as the European Union (EU) is concerned, the accelerated fall in total employment was the 'sharpest decline ever...

The Covid-19 pandemic severely affected some categories of non-standard workers, and particularly the self-employed. The emergency measures cushioned the potentially disastrous effect on their social circumstances, but undeniably highlighted even more the gaps in their access and entitlement to...

This report provides an overview of the ways in which EU and EEA Member States have regulated their social security frameworks in relation to short-term thirdcountry national (TCN) migrant workers. It presents the result of an extensive mapping exercise carried out in 24 EU Member States, as...

This Policy Brief offers a comprehensive evaluation and comparison of the regulatory frameworks governing platform work in four European countries. The comparative analysis draws upon research conducted by the OECD and the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the principles of good regulation. Adapting...

[Einleitung] Im Jahr 2016 beliefen sich die Einnahmen des Staates in Relation zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) auf 45,1%. Der weitaus überwiegende Teil dieser Einnahmen resultierte aus Steuern und Sozialabgaben, deren Volumen sich auf 40,2% in Relation zum BIP belief. Damit steigt die...