Social Inequality & Economy

Social Inequality & Economy

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Term: February 1, 2020 - January 31, 2022
Funding source: DFG-Einzelförderung / Sachbeihilfe (EIN-SBH)
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Since the Hartz-legislation, the German labour market ischaracterised by an increasing employment rate, a shortage of skilledmanpower, and a growing low-pay sector. Amplified by demographicchange, labour supply and especially the reservation wage becomecentral for understanding such labour markets. While economicresearch has been investigating the determinants of reservationwages and labour supply for quite some time, a sociologicalinvestigation of this topic is still missing – despite substanti…

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