Auf der Suche nach Strategien zur Überwindung der langanhaltenen hohen Arbeitslosigkeit in vielen (westlichen) Industriegesellschaften geraten seit einiger Zeit - insbesondere in Deutschland - auch sogenannte "Zivilgesellschaftliche Dienstleistungsnetzwerke" (wieder) in das Blickfeld der...

Many countries are placing a greater emphasis on productive skills in the immigrant selection policies as a way of achieving national objectives regarding immigration. These changes stem primarily from the belief that skill-based immigrants do better in some sense and provide greater economic...

Using longitudinal data for Argentina, we estimate the labor supply reaction of spouses and children to their husband's or father's job loss. Our findings show that job loss by the household head has a positive and significant impact on the labor supply of other household members. However, it...