There is strong evidence that employees respond to both negative and positive incentives to reduce absenteeism, Wolter Hassink writes in IZA World of Labor.
Beatrice de Graaf and Henk Kummeling discuss Lars Behrisch's new book Democracy’s Double Helix, which explores the historical roots of modern democracy.
Democracy is more than just elections, but elections are an important aspect of our democracy. We are not only choosing a political party, but also the rules that politicians must adhere to. Has democracy itself become the subject of the elections?