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Welfare States, Labour Market Institutions and the Working Poor: A Comparative Analysis of 20 European Countries

This article regards the incidence of in-work poverty and how it is reduced by the payment of social transfers in 20 European countries. It combines a micro- and a macro-level perspective in two-level models. The basis for the analysis is micro-data from the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) 2005 and macro-data from sources such as the OECD and Eurostat. The broad comparative ...

The working poor in European welfare states: empirical evidence from a multilevel perpective

Explaining in-work poverty within and across countries

Educational Poverty in a Comparative Perspective: Theoretical and Empirical Implications

Trends in Self-Employment in Germany: Different Types, Different Developments? (Chapter Two)

The different faces of in-work poverty across welfare state regimes

Towards a Framework for Assessing Family Policies in the EU

Can Compensating Wage Differentials Explain Male-Female Wage Differences in the FRG?

Use of health services according to income before and after elimination of copayment in Germany and restriction of universal health coverage in Spain

In Germany copayment for medical consultation was eliminated in 2013, and in Spain universal health coverage was partly restricted in 2012. This study shows the relationship between income and the use of health services before and after these measures in each country.

Who Has It and Who Gets It?: The Role of Gender, Resources, and Transitions for Power within Couples

Social inequality within intimate relationships is a central dimension of social inequalities in the wider society and is highly related to power imbalances. In couples, partners who have power are able to manipulate the distribution of gains and costs in the relationship. Furthermore, power manifests itself within partners interaction and, thus, is a dynamic process. Therefore, the power allocation ...