The welfare state regulates social policies and reallocates scarce resources. For the social legitimacy of the welfare state, it is important that the public supports the principles underlying this reallocation. This article examines the impact of different activities during the life course on...

In jüngerer Vergangenheit gelang es einigen Berufsgruppen – begünstigt durch die berufsständische Gliederung des deutschen Arbeitsmarktes – eine soziale Schließung zu betreiben sowie unterstützt durch Berufsgewerkschaften eigenständig tarifpolitisch zu agieren und hohe Gehaltszuwächse...

Kurzarbeitergeld soll Betrieben in Krisenzeiten helfen, Entlassungen zu vermeiden, und den Lohn von Beschäftigten vorübergehend sichern. Anlässlich der Covid-19-Pandemie wurden die Konditionen beim Bezug von Kurzarbeitergeld vorübergehend großzügiger ausgestaltet. Das IAB hat Menschen, die...

The FIS-funded project "Acceptance of social- and labor market programs and regulations" asks citizens about their assessment of specific design alternatives for social and labor market policies in Germany. This report describes the design and the field organization of the first online survey...

The FIS-funded project "Acceptance of social and labor market programs and regulations" asks citizens about their assessment of specific design alternatives for social and labor market policies in Germany. This report describes the design and the field organization of the second online survey...

By running an internet ultimatum experiment subsequently to a telephone interview among a representative sample of people in working age and residency in Germany, we are able to test whether ultimatum offers correlate to socio-demographic variables or questionnaire responses. We observe that...