Remote work has represented 'the' alternative to office work during the COVID-19 pandemic as it has (while enabling employees to fulfill tasks from home) prevented or broken contagion chains. Though not a new approach to work, the recent emphasis on telework has come with pleas to reduce the...

In den Industriestaaten stehen die weniger qualifizierten Arbeitskräfte derzeit unter einem erheblichen Anpassungsdruck. Die Nachfragestruktur auf dem Arbeitsmarkt hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten zuungunsten der formal Ungelernten verschoben, wobei als die Hauptursachen dieser Entwicklung...

Since 1990 temporary agency work has increased rapidly in most western countries. Despite that fact, the academic research about this trend is still at the beginning. This dissertation contributes to the theoretical field of research by investigating the effects of the existence of temporary...

Gender differences in pay continue to persist, despite decades of equal-pay legislation and the promotion of equal opportunities. This thesis examines differences in pay between men and women in Italy during the period 2005-2014 and puts special emphasis on the effects of sample selection. It...