Die hohe Arbeitslosigkeit ist gegenwärtig eines der größten politischen und sozialen Probleme. Ihre Ursachen sind in der institutionellen Gestaltung des Arbeitsmarktes zu suchen. Welche institutionellen Regeln bestimmen das Verhalten der Akteure auf dem A

In-work benefits, which provide financial supplements to employees in low-wage jobs, are an instrument of active labour market policy used to encourage the labour market integration of low-skilled workers and the long-term unemployed. This paper argues that although government subsidies increase...

Studies show that the unemployed face serious disadvantages in the labour market and that the social stigma of unemployment is one explanation. In this paper, we focus on the unemployed’s expectations of being stigmatized (stigma consciousness) and the consequences of such negative...