We propose experiments in virtual reality (VR) as a new approach to examining behavior in an economic context, e.g., heterogeneity in dynamic tournaments. We simulate a realistic working situation in a highly immersive environment. Implementing a tournament in VR, we are able to mitigate the...

Based on two representative samples of employees, the German Socio Economic Panel and the European Social Survey, we explore the relation between certain measures of control in employment relationships (i.e. working time regulations, use of performance appraisal systems, monitoring by...

Berufliche Weiterbildung ist selten Gegenstand bildungsökonomischer Analysen gewesen. Die Autoren des vorliegenden Bandes widmen sich dieser Thematik in europäischer Perspektive. -- J. Münch stellt die Frage, ob von einem "europäischen System" der Weiterbildung die Rede sein könne. Er...