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Normale Arbeitsverhältnisse sind weiterhin die Regel

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  • Michael Arnold
  • Anselm Mattes
  • Gert G. Wagner

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Since the 1980s, in (West)Germany has been a substantial decline in the number of people of working age who are not in paid employment. Accordingly, the share of 18- to 67-year-olds without a job has also fallen. This increase in employment figures primarily benefited those in marginal employment or solo entrepreneurs and had less of an impact on those in typical employment. In fact, the present analysis, based on data from the Socio- Economic Panel (SOEP) study, shows that there has been no decline in the share of those of working age who are in typical employment. However, individuals in atypical employment are exposed to some very specific risks. There are various possible measures that may help counteract this type of employment, including abolishing the special legislation on “mini-jobs” (salary of up to 450 euros per month), expanding childcare options, and introducing mandatory retirement and accident insurance for the uninsured self-employed. Seit den 80er Jahren ist die Zahl jener Personen im erwerbsfähigen Alter, die keiner bezahlten Beschäftigung nachgehen, in (West-) Deutschland deutlich zurückgegangen. Entsprechend ist unter den 18- bis 67-Jährigen der Anteil derjenigen ohne Job gesunken. Dieser Beschäftigungszuwachs fand vor allem zugunsten der geringfügigen Beschäftigung oder einer Tätigkeit als Solo-Selbständige/ r statt und weniger bei den normalen Arbeitsverhältnissen. Die vorliegende Analyse auf Basis der Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) zeigt aber auch, dass der Anteil der Normalarbeitsverhältnisse an allen Erwerbsfähigen nicht abgenommen hat. Personen, die einer atypischen Beschäftigung nachgehen, sind spezifischen Risiken ausgesetzt. Um dem Trend zu diesen Beschäftigungsverhältnissen entgegenzuwirken, sind verschiedene Maßnahmen denkbar. Dazu gehören ein Ausbau der Kinderbetreuung, die Abschaffung der Sonderregeln für Mini-Jobs sowie eine Versicherungspflicht für Alter und Unfall für bislang nicht abgesicherte Selbständige.

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  • Michael Arnold & Anselm Mattes & Gert G. Wagner, 2016. "Normale Arbeitsverhältnisse sind weiterhin die Regel," DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 83(19), pages 419-427.
  • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwwob:83-19-1
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    Keywords

    labor force participation; middle class; atypical employment; SOEP;
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    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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