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Atypical employment in Europe 1996 - 2011
Allmendinger, Jutta; Hipp, Lena; Stuth, Stefan - 2013
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...
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Existenzgründerpotentiale unter Arbeitsuchenden : empirische Evidenz auf der Basis des Mikrozensus
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 1999
In April 1995, 5.3 million people in Germany were on the lookout for a new job opportunity. 177,000 or nearly 3% of … selfemployment in lieu of wage work are investigated separately for East and West Germany. Using the 70 %-ZEW-sample of the … factors like age, sex and education, on the status in the labour market. In 1991 in East Germany the probability of aspiring …
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The use of flexible working contracts in West Germany : evidence from an establishment panel
Boockmann, Bernhard; Hagen, Tobias - 2001
This paper investigates under which conditions firms use fixed-term contracts, subcontracted and freelance work. Using a probit model which accounts for unobserved heterogeneity, we find that positive changes in expected or actual turnover are associated with a higher probability of employing...
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Temps dip deeper : temporary employment and the midlife nadir in human well-being
Piper, Alan T. - 2020
Temporary employees rank lower than permanent employees on various measures of mental and physical health, including well-being. In parallel, much research has shown that the relationship between age and well-being traces an approximate U-shape, with a nadir in midlife. Temporary employment may...
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Non-compliance with temporary agency work regulations : initial evidence from Germany
Ganserer, Angelika - 2021
Temporary agency work and outsourcing to a service contractor are two forms of alternative work arrangements with rather complex legal aspects which firms use for external staffing. The regulatory complexity of temporary agency work can lead to intended or unintended non-compliance when firms...
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Loosening hours constraints on the supply of labor : what if Germans had a Dutch labor market?
Wolf, Elke - 2000
Total employment in Germany is supposed to increase if people could realize their desired working hours. However, this … additional work-sharing in Germany. Furthermore, the match between actual and desired hours of Germans would improve if Germans … that hours restrictions shrank over time, which means, Germany seems to be moving towards a more flexible labor market. …
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Arbeitszeiten und die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie : Ergebnisse der Beschäftigtenbefragung der IG Metall 2017
Allmendinger, Jutta; Haarbrücker, Julia - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011667287
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Tarifverträge und Beschäftigungspolitik in Dienstleistungsunternehmen
Kaiser, Ulrich - 2000
Der Beitrag untersucht die Verbreitung von Tarifverträgen in Dienstleistungsunternehmen sowie deren Wirkungen auf die Beschäftigungspolitik im Falle von Nachfrageschwankungen. Der empirische Teil basiert auf der ZEW/Creditreform Konjunkturumfrage bei unternehmensnahen...
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Collective wage agreements and the adjustment of workers and hours in German service firms
Kaiser, Ulrich - 2000
There is a growing concern about collective wage agreement and employment dynamics in Germany. In this paper, evidence …
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Restrictions of fixed term employment contracts : evidence from a German reform
Brüll, Eduard - 2019
This paper examines the impact of legal restrictions on fixed-term contracts on employment, wages and the careers of labour market entrants. Specifically, I analyse a 2001 German reform that made it more difficult for establishments that are not subject to employment protection to hire workers...
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