Zum Jahresbeginn 2023 ist das neue Bürgergeld-Gesetz in Kraft getreten, wobei weite Teile der im vergangenen Herbst von Bundestag und Bundesrat beschlossenen Gesetzesänderungen erst zum 1. Juli des laufenden Jahres wirksam geworden sind. Mit dem Gesetz strebt die Bundesregierung eine...

Modern labour markets are characterised by the high levels of flexibility they demand of workers and unemployed individuals in particular. Increasing the willingness of jobseekers for regional mobility is an integral part of this development and was at the heart of the far reaching Hartz reforms...

Research apps allow to administer survey questions and passively collect smartphone data, thus providing rich information on individual and social behaviours. Agreeing to this novel form of data collection requires multiple consent steps, and little is known about the effect of...

Die Geflüchteten, die in den vergangenen Jahren insbesondere aus Syrien oder dem Irak zugezogen sind, erhalten nach Anerkennung ihres Schutzstatus in Deutschland größtenteils Grundsicherungsleistungen. Eine erfolgreiche (Arbeitsmarkt-)Integration ist aus unterschiedlichen Gründen meist erst...

This paper investigates the impact of fathers' flexible working hours on their willingness to contribute to domestic work. We first hypothesize that fathers will contribute more if they have the possibility to work flexible hours. Second, fathers are assumed to contribute less if their female...

Matching individuals to jobs is a fundamental problem in any labour market. This paper focuses on job characteristics, such as wages, job quality, and distance from the current place of residence, and the impact of these characteristics on the willingness of employed and unemployed individuals...