Recent trends in the labor market see increasing numbers of workers having to deal with "schedule precarity" including volatile hours, rotating shift work, unpredictable work hours and lack of choice on the part of the employee. These trends are of concern to those interested in fostering levels...

Marginal employment (ME) is one of the largest forms of atypical employment in Germany. In this study, we analyse whether ME has a "stepping stone" function for unemployed individuals, i.e., whether ME increases the subsequent probability of regular employment. Our study adds to the literature...

Recent empirical contributions emphasize the importance of (potential) market size for the development of new pharmaceuticals. At the same time many scholars point out the importance of of scientific advances for the industry's R&D activities. Against this background I analyze the relationship...

Obwohl in einer alternden und schrumpfenden Gesellschaft die Ausbildung des Erwerbspersonenpotenzials immer wichtiger wird, scheint der Bildungsfortschritt in Deutschland in den letzten Jahren zu stagnieren: Der Qualifikationsvorsprung Deutschlands im Vergleich zu anderen OECD-Ländern ist...

Spatial and transport planners, authorities, real estate developers, investors, re-locating residents and businesses have different questions related to space and transport. These questions may concern specific land parcels, or cover a much larger area such as a city, a region, or even a whole...

This short paper proposes a non-parametric method of accounting for the distribution of background characteristics when testing for segregation in empirical studies. It is shown and exemplified - using data on workplace segregation between immigrants and natives in Sweden - how the method can be...

Despite well-documented convergence during the later years of the 20th century, labor force attachment remains markedly higher for men than for women. The current paper employs rich longitudinal registry data to investigate the intergenerational transfer of the gender gap in labor force...

This paper argues that currently advanced, aging economies experienced a qualitative change in the role of public education during the process of industrialization. In the early phases of the Industrial Revolution, public education was regarded as a duty that regulated child labor and thereby...