Purpose: This paper analyses how the employment histories of cohorts born after World War II in Germany have changed. A specific focus is on the role of atypical employment in this context. Design/methodology/approach: This paper uses data from the adult cohort of the National Educational Panel...

This study develops a methodology for assessing the efficiency of job placement services based on the matching function. Unlike most previous estimates of the matching function, based on aggregate time-series regressions and parametric functional forms, this study employs micro cross-sectional...

The lemons model assumes that owners of used cars have an informational advantage over potential buyers with respect to the quality of their vehicles. Owners of bad cars will try to sell them to unsuspecting buyers while owners of good cars will hold on to theirs. Consequently, the quality of...

Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Übersicht -- Inhalt -- Verzeichnis der Tabellen und Abbildungen -- Beschäftigungswirkungen moderner Technologien -- TEIL I. BETRIEBSEBENE -- Der Kontext entscheidet: Wirkungen des Einsatzes computergestützter Techniken in Industriebetrieben -- Diffusion neuer...

The lemons model assumes that owners of used cars have an information advantage over potential buyers with respect to the quality of their vehicles. Owners of bad cars try to sell them to ill-informed buyers while owners of good cars hold on to theirs. Consequently, the quality of traded...