This article focuses on scholarly discourse on the science-policy interface, and in particular on questions regarding how this discourse can be understood in the course of history and which lessons we can learn. We aim to structure the discourse, show kinships of different concepts, and contextualize these concepts. For the twentieth century we identify three major phases that describe interactions ...
Overcommitted individuals cannot withdraw from work obligations. We examine whether work goal engagement attenuates the negative effects of overcommitment on work and health outcomes. For overcommitted professionals it should matter whether they dedicate time and energy to work goals they feel bound to or to goals they do not feel attached to (unengaged overcommitment). In a longitudinal study of 752 ...
Bis zu 60 Prozent aller Berechtigten nehmen Grundsicherung nicht in Anspruch, das sind ungefähr 560 000 Personen.
Cartels can severely harm social welfare. Competition authorities introduced leniency rules to destabilize existing cartels and hinder the formation of new ones. Empirically, it is difficult to judge the success of these measures because functioning cartels are unobservable. Existing experimental studies confirm that a leniency rule indeed reduces cartelization. We extend these studies by having a ...
As the policy debate on entrepreneurship increasingly centers on firm growth in terms of job creation, it is important to better understand which variables influence the first hiring decision and which ones influence the subsequent survival as an employer. Using the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP), we analyze what role individual characteristics of entrepreneurs play in sustainable job creation. ...
Wer nicht gut verdient, hat häufig keine Gelegenheit, sein Einkommen durch Mehrarbeit zu verbessern. Politik und Wirtschaft schränken die Arbeitszeiten zu sehr ein. Kolumne Dieser Beitrag ist am 29. November 2019 der ZEIT ONLINE–Kolumne Fratzschers Verteilungsfragen erschienen. Hier finden Sie alle Beiträge von Marcel Fratzscher. Trotz Wirtschaftsbooms und steigender Löhne ...
In einer ersten Zwischenbilanz wurde das „Gute-KiTa-Gesetz“ und die bisher erfolgten Schritte seiner Umsetzung diskutiert. Inwiefern werden die unterschiedlichen Verträge mit den Ländern dazu beitragen, dass die Kita-Qualität in Deutschland steigt? Ist zu erwarten, dass allen Kindern eine bessere frühe Bildung und Betreuung zur Verfügung steht? In die Diskussion ...
Over recent decades, European societies have witnessed increasing social inequalities. Faced with more flexible labor markets, open trade, and technological as well as ongoing demographic changes, European welfare models have been unable to effectively address this issue. Recent developments such as the yellow vest movement in France and the rise of populist parties across Europe have renewed...
