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Grundzüge einer gleichheitsfördernden Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz

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  • Roland Waibel
  • Urs Mauchle
  • Thomas Metzger
  • Rigo Tietz

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Inequality is one of the most crucial global problems. Europe is less unequal than the U.S. or the Middle East, yet unequal income distribution has been on the rise again in the DACH countries since 1980. Empirical data show that greater equality is associated with higher economic growth, more wealth and improved welfare. Accordingly, it is politically sustainable to strive for more equality as an explicit goal. Alongside education and taxation policy, labor market policy is one of the most important variables in national equality efforts. From an evidence-based perspective, the following four approaches help to reduce inequality on the labor market side: 1) Avoid precarious, insecure and undignified working conditions. 2) Preserve the dual education system. 3) Augment the participation of employees and workers in capital gains and supervisory boards. 4) Pay top managers moderately and in line with the common culture in the DACH countries. / Ungleichheit gehört zu den drängendsten aktuellen Problemen weltweit. Europa ist weniger ungleich als die USA oder der Nahe Osten, dennoch steigt die ungleiche Einkommensverteilung auch in den DACH-Ländern seit 1980 wieder an. Empirische Daten zeigen, dass mehr Gleichheit mit höherem Wirtschaftswachstum, größerem Wohlstand und vermehrter Lebensqualität einhergeht. Entsprechend ist es politisch nachhaltig, mehr Gleichheit als explizites Ziel anzustreben. Neben der Bildungs- und Steuerpolitik gehört die Arbeitsmarktpolitik zu den wichtigsten Stellgrößen nationaler Gleichheitsbemühungen. Aus evidenzbasierter Perspektive helfen insbesondere die folgenden vier Ansatzpunkte, um arbeitsmarktseitig die Ungleichheit zu verringern: 1) Prekäre, unsichere und unwürdige Arbeitsbedingungen sind unter allen Umständen zu vermeiden. 2) Das duale Bildungssystem ist zu bewahren und zu pflegen. 3) Die Beteiligung von Angestellten und Arbeiterschaft an Kapitalerträgen und Aufsichtsräten ist bewusst zu stärken. 4) Es gilt, die Kader mit Augenmaß zu entlöhnen und sich auf die Kultur des Ausgleichs in den DACHLändern zu besinnen.

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  • Roland Waibel & Urs Mauchle & Thomas Metzger & Rigo Tietz, 2021. "Grundzüge einer gleichheitsfördernden Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz," Der Betriebswirt, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 62(1), pages 31-68.
  • Handle: RePEc:dah:aeqdbw:v62_y2021_i1_q1_p31-68
    DOI: 10.3790/dbw.62.1.31
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