This book provides in-depth and innovative analysis of the minimum wage in Europe. The authors explore its role and scope within the enlarged EU, and address the question of whether there should be harmonization between the individual member states or even a common EU minimum wage. They also...

This book offers a unique combination of research, case studies and policy discussions. An assessment of national trends in 30 European countries precedes case studies of 14 of them, in which noted European specialists report on individual enterprises or sectors. The volume’s survey of...

"The commercial cleaning industry is characterized by a high proportion of labour costs and a pronounced comparability and standardization of services. The statistical preconditions for the evaluation have not been ideal which is mainly due to the high proportion of part-time work and mini-jobs....

The paper seeks to evaluate the evidence on the employment effects of the collective working-time reductions in Europe over the past 20 years. While theoretical analyses produce contradictory assessments, most empirical studies show positive employment effects but take insufficient account of...

After currency union with West Germany, industrial production in East Germany fell by approximately one third, resulting in job losses of more than 40 percent. The article investigates the fate of workers made redundant, a large proportion of whom have been assimilated into various labor market...

Der Übergang zur modernen Dienstleistungsgesellschaft fällt in allen hochindustrialisierten Ländern schwer. In der Bundesrepublik gilt es zudem, wirtschaftliche Probleme infolge der Wiedervereinigung zu lösen und die Arbeitslosigkeit zu vermindern. Dafür liegen zwar unterschiedliche...