"Analysing the British Labour Force Survey, we highlight that dependent self-employed workers constitute a group distinct from both employees and independent self-employed workers in the labour market group. Dependent self-employed workers show characteristics of a more volatile labour market...

"Secondary jobholding is a persistent phenomenon in both Germany and the UK. Using panel data from the BHPS and the SOEP, reduced form participation equations are estimated for male and female workers separately. Whereas the results vary across gender and countries, there is support for both...

"The management approach of management by objectives (MBO) is currently experiencing a renaissance in European labour market policy. This paper first recapitulates key conceptional principles of the management by objectives model and stresses the relevance of the moral hazard problem. Then there...

"Using German and British panel data, we analyse the impact of transitions from unemployment to full-time employment on life satisfaction, with special focus on the influence of job quality. On average there are pronounced positive effects of a new job in both countries, even after controlling...

Der vorliegende Bericht untersucht die Methoden, mit denen in anderen Ländern Erfolge bei der Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit erzielt werden. Dazu wird auf die Arbeitsmarktpolitik der USA, der Niederlande, Dänemarks und Großbritanniens eingegangen. In einem zweiten Schritt wird geprüft,...

The insurability of natural hazards is challenged by two well-known problems: First, there is little demand for coverage against natural hazards under market conditions. This often results in adverse selection. Second, the issue of moral hazard becomes relevant, as purchasing insurance coverage...

"Die in den vergangenen Jahren anhaltend hohe Arbeitslosigkeit machte arbeitsmarktpolitische Gegenmaßnahmen immer notwendiger. Dabei spielten Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen (ABM) in vielen Ländern eine wichtige Rolle. In dem Artikel werden die Programme zur Arbeitsbeschaffung aus fünf Ländern...

"This paper uses data from two British workplace surveys to examine the impact of unions on several training measures. It also evaluates the impact of unions and training on earnings and two measures of firm performance. Union effects on training emerge as fairly subtle, and are more positive...