Unemployment may depend on equilibrium in other markets than the labor markets. Thispaper adresses this old idea by introducing search frictions on several markets: in a model ofcredit and labor market imperfections as in Wasmer and Weil (2004), I further introducesearch on the goods market. The...

In-work benefits are becoming an increasingly relevant labour market policy, graduallyexpanding in scope and geographical coverage. This paper investigates the equilibriumimpact of in-work benefits and contrasts it with the traditional partial equilibrium analysis. Wefind under which conditions...

In this paper we empirically examine differences in search behavior between men andwomen. We assess hypotheses regarding duration of search, wages and tenure. Thehypotheses are derived from two models: the equilibrium search model with discriminatoryfirms by Black (1995) and an opportunity cost...

This concept paper is an input to ongoing preparatory work for the new four-year work programme of Eurofound 2013–2016. It is based on the outcome of a joint working group between Eurofound and the European Institute for Public Administration (EIPA). In addition, the paper includes...

Publisher's Description: The Third Edition of the bestselling text Research Design by John W. Creswell enables readers to compare three approaches to research-qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods-in a single research methods text. The book presents these three approaches side by side...

Das Review arbeitet den Forschungsstand zum Beschwerdeverhalten auf. Dabei werden 24 Beschwerdedeterminanten auf ihren empirischen Rückhalt hin untersucht. Nach den Ergebnissen kann der Beschwerdeführer als sehr unzufrieden, einkommensstark, selbstbewusst und sozial aktiv charakterisiert...

Das Review arbeitet den Forschungsstand zum Beschwerdeverhalten auf. Dabei werden 24 Beschwerdedeterminanten auf ihren empirischen Rückhalt hin untersucht. Nach den Ergebnissen kann der Beschwerdeführer als sehr unzufrieden, einkommensstark, selbstbewusst und sozial aktiv charakterisiert...