Einige Studien suggerieren, dass der technologische Wandel Schuld an der Prekarisierung sei und, dass durch die Digitalisierung in Zukunft viele Arbeitsplätze verloren gehen werden. Diese Prognosen verkennen laut Dr. Florian Butollo jedoch, dass neben der Digitalisierung auch das politische...

Since the mid-1990s, income inequality has increased more sharply in Germany than in many other European countries, as the economic basis of middle-class prosperity and security has crumbled. The new minimum wage, an increase in coverage by collective agreements, the re-regulation of atypical...

This study examines policies that can successfully address long-term unemployment. It focuses on Denmark and Sweden, where, despite sizeable job losses during the crisis, labour market indicators are at present better than in any other EU country. By looking at the interaction between labour...

The number young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has been rising since the beginning of the economic and financial crisis in 2008. This article contributes to the discussion about the reduction of the NEET rate by addressing the questions: Which structural factors can...

Deutschlands Arbeitslosenquoten sind bis 2005 mit jeder Rezession sprunghaft angestiegen. Das wird von neoklassischen Mikroökonomen als Funktionsstörung des Arbeitsmarktes interpretiert, was zur Ausblendung makroökonomischer Zusammenhänge und zur Verengung der Debatte auf...

Taking a cross-national comparative perspective, this study analyses differences in individual determinants of the low-wage risk across institutional settings. It builds on previous research that dealt with the impact of labour market reform measures on the distribution of labour market risks in...