The paper compares employment structures in five Continental welfare states. These countries feature broad similarities in their reliance on a more dualised model of labour market flexibility, particularly in service occupations with low skill requirements. However, a closer look also reveals...

The current crisis, while of a global nature, has affected national labor markets to a varying extent. While some countries have experienced a steep increase in unemployment, employment in other developed economies has not fallen in parallel with a significant decline in GDP. Our analysis shows...

The paper compares employment structures in five Continental welfare states. These countries feature broad similarities in their reliance on a more dualised model of labour market flexibility, particularly in service occupations with low skill requirements. However, a closer look also reveals...

The observation of highly regulated, but successful economies has given rise to the hypothesis of various viable models of labor market adaptability. The paper presents a quantitative indicator that tries to avoid a simplified flexibility-rigidity dichotomy and provides a detailed picture of the...

Bericht auf Basis eines Projekts im Auftrag der Bertelsmann Stiftung, Bonn 2009 (48 Seiten)

Bericht auf Basis eines Projekts im Auftrag der Bertelsmann Stiftung, Bonn 2010 (55 Seiten)

Study conducted for the European Parliament, Bonn 2010 (135 pages)

Different models of protection against labor market risks are associated with diverging models of economic performance. Historically established institutional complementarities between labor market regulation, unemployment protection, and vocational training tend to mirror specific national...

Angesichts der gegenwärtigen Rezession hat die Politik in Deutschland die Leistungen der Kurzarbeit ausgeweitet, indem Zugangsvoraussetzungen vereinfacht und die staatliche Förderung verstärkt wurden. Kurzarbeit ist ein für Arbeitgeber, Arbeitnehmer und die Arbeitslosenversicherung...