Using cross-country time series panel regressions for the last two decades, this paper seeks to identify the main policy and institutional factors that explain the share of self-employment across European countries. It looks at the aggregate share of self-employed as well as its breakdown by...

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...

Gliederung: I. Einleitung: Arbeitsmarktübergänge als wissenschaftliches und theoretisches Problemfeld. - II. Arbeitsmarktübergänge, Wohlfahrtsstaat, Übergangsarbeitsmärkte und Beschäftigungssysteme. - III. Indikatoren zur Erfassung von Übergangsdynamiken (1. Stromindikatoren. - 2. Die...