The first part of the study compares the institutional settings of employee representation and collective bargaining in France and Germany. One important difference is that in France, many aspects of collective agreements are defined by labour law, whereas in Germany, collective bargaining...

This study presents a comparative analysis of regulatory thresholds applicable to firms in France and in Germany. A central question tackled by the report is whether regulations related to limits on firms’ employment appear to prevent French firms from growing above these thresholds. The first...

Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die Regulierungen zum Asyl und über die Wege der Integration anhand zweier Fragen: Wer hat in Deutschland Anspruch auf Asyl, und wie werden die Flüchtlinge in die Gesellschaft integriert?

The first part of the study compares the institutional settings of employee representation and collective bargaining in France and Germany. One important difference is that in France, many aspects of collective agreements are defined by labour law, whereas in Germany, collective bargaining...

The first part of the study compares the institutional settings of employee representation and collective bargaining in France and Germany. One important difference is that in France, many aspects of collective agreements are defined by labour law, whereas in Germany, collective bargaining...

This study presents a comparative analysis of regulatory thresholds applicable to firms in France and in Germany. A central question tackled by the report is whether regulations related to limits on firms’ employment appear to prevent French firms from growing above these thresholds. The first...

Auf dem Oktoberfest werden die Rekorde des Bierausschanks regelmäßig gebrochen. So wurden im Jahr 2009 rund 66 000 Hektoliter Bier ausgeschenkt. Der Oktoberfestkonsum ist beachtlich, stellt aber nur einen Bruchteil des weltweiten Verbrauchs von rund 1,8 Mrd. hl dar. Der Artikel gibt einen...

Im September 2009 ratifizierte Timor-Leste (Osttimor) als letztes von 196 Ländern das αMontreal-Protokoll über Stoffe, die zum Abbau der Ozonschicht führen±. Das Protokoll von 1987 stellt damit das bedeutendste multilaterale Umweltabkommen und die erste internationale Vereinbarung dar, die...