"This paper investigates in-firm transitions from so-called 'one-euro-jobs' to regular employment. One-euro-jobs are an important workfare instrument of German labour market policy and are meant to increase employability of long-term unemployed persons, enabling them to apply for regular jobs...

"By the time the Second Social Code (SGB II) came into force in January 2005, the structure of programmes of active labour market policy was changed by the introduction of the SGB II-work opportunities, respectively additional jobs (so-called 'one-euro jobs'). According to §16 (3) (now §16d)...

"On a global scale, more than 40 million people make their living working directly at sea as fishers, seafarers, in aquaculture or seabed-mining, or related occupations such as dockworkers, shipbuilding, logistics, maritime administration, secondary branches of shipping, marine tourism and other...

"This paper investigates in-firm transitions from so-called 'one-euro-jobs' to regular employment. One-euro-jobs are an important workfare instrument of German labour market policy and are meant to increase employability of long-term unemployed persons, enabling them to apply for regular jobs...

"Since 2008, Europe has been shaken by an ongoing crisis. If relevant parts of populations are exposed to socioeconomic risks, it is a distinctive characteristic of European political ethics that they must not be left alone, but should be subject to support and solidarity by budget support...

Empirische Analysen mit Paneldaten sind aus der wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung seit Beginn der 80er Jahren nicht mehr wegzudenken. Die Beliebtheit resultiert unter anderem aus der Möglichkeit, mithilfe von Paneldaten unbeobachtete Unterschiede zwischen den...

Angesichts der unsicheren Folgen der weltweiten Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise für den Arbeitsmarkt will die Bundesregierung die Beschäftigungschancen am Arbeitsmarkt verbessern. Ihr Gesetzesentwurf sieht neben einer Verlängerung der Kurzarbeitergeld-Regelung zahlreiche weitere...