The strengths and weaknesses of web surveys have been widely described in the literature. Of particular interest is the question to which degree the obtained results can be generalised for the whole population? To deal with this problem weighting adjustments, like post-stratification and...

High levels of unemployment, or high levels of social expenditures as well as the growing demand for a flexible labour force have given new impetus to the world-wide discussion on what model to use for an efficiently operating labour market and in particular on the role of institutions. Although...

This paper discusses the “flexibility-security nexus” which has become manifest in employment, the labour market and industrial relations. The starting point of the paper is the concept of “flexicurity”, viewed as a particular way of dealing with the aforementioned nexus. The analysis...

In het rapport Belastingen en premies, een verkenning naar nieuwe mogelijkheden vanuit het belastingstelsel 2001 van de ministeries van Financiën en Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid zijn vier beleidsvarianten gepresenteerd als reactie op een aantal maatschappelijke trends. In opdracht van het...

High levels of unemployment, or high levels of social expenditures as well as the growing demand for a flexible labour force have given new impetus to the world-wide discussion on what model to use for an efficiently operating labour market and in particular on the role of institutions. Although...

The paper explores whether and how unions in the post-socialist EU member states have responded to the opportunity of improving their situation, offered by the increased emigration after the recent EU enlargements. Migration influences the labour force composition and unemployment rates, which...

This report provides information on Azerbaijan on behalf of the implementation of the DECISIONS FOR LIFE project in that country. The DECISIONS FOR LIFE project aims to raise awareness amongst young female workers about their employment opportunities and career possibilities, family building and...

Voor u ligt het verslag van een onderzoek dat verricht is in opdracht van de European Foundation for the Improvement of Working and Living Conditions (Europese Stichting voor de verbetering van arbeids- en levensomstandigheden) in Dublin, Ierland (Project No 0202/1). Dit onderzoeksproject...

A field survey of households was conducted in Tirana, Albania in 2000. A response rate of 89.3% yielded 1.340 valid questionnaires, allowing us to test Feige's (1997) conjecture that more tax evasion will be observed, when formal and informal institutions clash. Respondents' attitudes towards...