To assess the influence of nonstandard employment for the labor market participation of different demographic groups, we provide detailed descriptions of the development of atypical employment in comparison to standard employment, unemployment, and economic inactivity between 1996 and 2011. In...

Das Diskussionspapier gibt im Kern einen Überblick über den Stand der atypischen Beschäftigungsverhältnisse in der Bundesrepublik in 2010 - dazu zählen befristete Beschäftigung, Teilzeitbeschäftigung, geringfügige Beschäftigung und Leiharbeit. Die Ergebnisse basieren auf Daten des...

The article presents the results of an explorative study that aimed at exploring work related issues in students’ perceptions of their job as atypical employees. An individual picture of the experienced work reality of students is drawn according to work task, flexible working hours,...

'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...