We analyze the effects of the unprecedented rise in trade between Germany and "the East" – China and Eastern Europe … sector in Germany. We also conduct our analysis at the individual worker level, and find that trade had a stabilizing overall …

the country to target the world as its market. This research discusses the role of international trade in China's economic … growth. It starts with a review of conceptions as well as the evolution of China's international trade regime and the policy … that China has taken in favor of trade sectors. In addition, China's international trade performance is analyzed …

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). We contribute to addressing this gap by exploring the patterns of … de-industrialization (Brazil, Russia and South Africa). China is the only country where an expanding manufacturing sector … China and the other BRICS. These differences are down to differences in industrial policy: in China industrial policy …

This study gives a comparative overview of labor market dynamics and institutional arrangements in Germany and Brazil … training. The paper shows that institutions determine the mode of adjustment to changing economic conditions and the role of … during the 2008-09 crisis in the German manufacturing sector, in Brazil such plant-level flexibility to avoid dismissals was …

regional training supply and employees' training participation. Controlling for other regional factors such as the local … training participation is significantly higher in regions with many firms in the training supply market. The predictive power …

Demographic change is perceived as a threat for wealth rather than a challenge in Germany. The debate on skilled labor …

Theories of market failures and targeting motivate the promotion of entrepreneurship training programs and generate …

business set-up and expansion or increased income. At a disaggregate level by outcome groups, providing a package of training … business training for existing entrepreneurs than other interventions to improve business performance. …

This paper analyzes the returns to training that was co-financed by the German voucher program Bildungsprämie. The … estimation strategy compares outcomes of participants in voucher training with voucher recipients who intended to participate in … training, but did not do so because of a random event like course cancellation by the provider of training. We find no impact …

This paper analyzes the effects of training quality on the likelihood of treatment completion by estimating dose …-response functions via a generalized propensity score. Results show a statistically positive relationship between training quality and …