Die vorliegende Studie ist im Rahmen der Tagung"Freie Berufe im Wandel der Märkte" anläßlich des zehnjährigen Bestehens unseres Forschungsinstituts Freie Berufe (FFB) der Universität Lüneburg entstanden. Einer der wichtigen und zentralen Märkte ist der Arbeitsmarkt. Dessen Wandel aus...

A growing number of individuals now perform work in the sector known as the “sharing economy,” and their participation raises important tax and regulatory questions. In this chapter, we survey some of the key tax issues confronting individuals operating in the sharing economy in the United...

This study argues that aggregate demand management policies alone (which have traditionally been used to stabilize economies) may not be effective in the current crisis and argues that they should instead be implemented alongside labor market policies such as work sharing programs.The use of...

The main aims of the International Labour Organization (ILO) are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues [1]. The unique tripartite structure of the ILO gives an equal voice to workers,...

The Fair Labor Association (FLA) is a non-profit collaborative effort of universities, civil society organisations and socially-responsible companies. FLA promotes adherence to international and national labour laws as this non-governmental organisation advocates for greater accountability and...

The dynamics of multiple time use in paid work and in household activities with housework, child rearing and DIY of married women are analyzed with a two step procedure: the estimation of the participation decision in intertemporal labor force participation strategies (entering, leaving the...

This study is originated from our conference ‚Liberal Professions in changing markets' on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of our Research Institute on Professions (FFB) of the University of Lüneburg.One of the important and central markets is the labour market. The changing labour...

An outstanding microdatabase for the analysis of income and its distribution is the Income and Consumption Survey (EVS). However, high income above the 35.000 DM household net income per month frontier are not available. In this study we analyse for the first time, which distributional...

The QE Staffing and Scheduling Methods (QE Methods) were originally developed to optimize staffing and scheduling systems in seven day a week health care facilities, but the methods are applicable to all industries currently operating, or planning to operate, seven days a week.The driving force...

Die vorliegende Studie ist im Rahmen der Tagung "Freie Berufe im Wandel der Märkte" anläßlich des zehnjährigen Bestehens unseres Forschungsinstituts Freie Berufe (FFB) der Universität Lüneburg enstanden.Einer der wichtigen und zentralen Märkte ist der Arbeitsmarkt. Dessen Wandel aus...