Deutschlands Arbeitsmarkt steht im Vergleich zu dem anderer etablierter Industriestaaten hervorragend da: Die Arbeitslosigkeit sinkt und die Erwerbstätigenzahlen steigen von Rekord zu Rekord. Um die Erfolge der vergangenen Jahre zu sichern, sind weitere Reformen nötig. Sie müssen zwei...

Germany has always been one of the prime examples of institutional complementarities between social insurance, a rather passive welfare state, strong employment protection and collective bargaining that stabilize diversified quality production. This institutional arrangement was criticized for...

Regulations on the use of non-regular workers can encourage the conversion to regular workers and reduce firms' labor use. They can also increase the use of non-regular employment types that are not subject to the law. An analysis on the impact of the non-regular employment protection law (2007)...

Germany has always been one of the prime examples of institutional complementarities between social insurance, a rather passive welfare state, strong employment protection and collective bargaining that stabilize diversified quality production. This institutional arrangement was criticized for...

'Marginal employment', i.e. employment at low working hours and earnings not covered by social security, has been gaining importance in the German economy over the past decade. Using a large newly available panel data set and statistical matching techniques, we analyse the effects of marginal...