This paper analyses two questions. First, how do otherwise similar people across four countries end up in fourdifferent employment states: 1) full-time with a regular contract, 2) part-time with a regular contract, 3) fixedterm contract full-time or part-time and 4) self-employed? Second, how do...

This paper analyses two questions. First, how do otherwise similar people across four countries end up in four different employment states: 1) full-time with a regular contract, 2) part-time with a regular contract, 3) fixed term contract full-time or part-time and 4) self-employed? Second, how...

The original essays in this book have been written by a number of leading international experts in the field of labour market studies to honour the intellectual contribution and lifetime achievement of Günther Schmid.