Flexible Wissensarbeit in Form hoch qualifizierter selbständiger Beschäftigung stellt in derBundesrepublik einen relativ neuen Erwerbstypus dar, der im Dienstleistungssektor aufExpansionskurs ist. Der Beitrag stellt zentrale Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchungim exemplarischen Feld...

This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...

This study is a collection of essays in empirical labor economics with a focus on labor supply. The topics chosen are from different fields of research that are not on the top of economists' agenda and therefore are underresearched. First, it is examined whether religion affects individuals'...