This paper focuses on the structure and extent of wage differences among graduates of different higher-education institutions in Germany. We ask how large these differences are and how they relate to fields of study and regional labour markets. The results from our application of...

This paper focuses on the structure and extent of wage differences among graduates of different higher-education institutions in Germany. We ask how large these differences are and how they relate to fields of study and regional labour markets. The results from our application of...

Während die Zielsetzung des Zweiten Buches des Sozialgesetzbuchs (SGB II) und insbesondere die Maßnahmen der Arbeitsmarktförderung von den Möglichkeiten und Bedarfen der einzelnen Per-son ausgehen, erfolgt die Feststellung der Hilfebedürftigkeit unter Berücksichtigung der...

We investigate to what extent individual transitions to vocational training in Germany have been affected by local labour-market conditions. A statistical decomposition approach is developed and applied, allowing for a systematic differentiation between long-term change, short-term fluctuations,...

Heterogeneity of local conditions and spatial dependencies are typical aspects of sociological phenomena. However, large-scale empirical data is often rather limited with regard to the spatial references that are (publicly) available to researchers. We describe several aspects of the problem and...

Oliver Winkler zeichnet in dieser Studie nach, wie sich die Durchlässigkeit im deutschen Bildungssystem entwickelt hat. Anhand von Daten des Nationalen Bildungspanels untersucht er, wie sich der Einfluss der sozialen Herkunft beim vorzeitigen Abgang vom Gymnasium und beim Nachholen des Abiturs...