Activation is an efficacious policy paradigm in modern welfare states. Taking the case of Germany, we study the relationship between the embeddedness of benefit recipients in activating labor market institutions and individual labor supply. Using panel data, we estimate the effects of...

Liberal versus protective models of welfare capitalism -- The left divided -- Democratic transitions and the transformation of the Portuguese and Spanish lefts -- Reversal of fortune: the politics of labor incorporation -- The evolution of labor market protections : intra-left competition and...

"The widespread belief that tech-savvy, educated millennials are well positioned to handle the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution is misleading. It does not fully grasp the reality of a flux society, where relevant technological skills and knowledge are continuously changing: no one...