Many of the 'essential workers' during the Covid-19 pandemic are migrants, playing an
important role for the continued functioning of basic services–notably health services, social …

The welfare state is still very much central in people's everyday lives. The welfare state is at
the same time contested and debated, and has often been argued to be in a crisis not only in …

In recent years, the percentage of employees working under precarious conditions has
increased across the continent, accompanied by processes of segmentation and exclusion …

Most C ontinental E uropean labour markets and welfare states have experienced a
substantial transformation. G ermany is a case in point as it exhibits increasing levels of …

Although long‐term processes of welfare state development have been investigated
frequently, there is a surprising gap in knowledge on short‐term reactions of states to …

The debate on territorial cohesion and spatial inequality recognises the role and influence
different scales have on individuals' opportunities with extended effects especially for young …

While the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all countries, output losses vary considerably
across countries. We provide a first analysis of robust determinants of observed initial output …

Before the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, flexicurity topped the European labour
market and social policy agenda. It was acclaimed for combining the flexibility of liberal …

'Who are the losers and the occasional winners in the current economic crisis? How have
employers responded to the slump in economic growth? What lessons can be learned both …

This study explores the association between involuntarily working less or more than the
standard workweek and poor mental well-being, and whether this relationship is dependent …