Die 8. Novelle des Gesetzes gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen (GWB) steht 2012 an. Der Kronberger Kreis fordert den Gesetzgeber dazu auf, bei dieser Gelegenheit die Geldbußenregelung entscheidend zu reformieren. Dabei sollte vor allem eine Reform des Verfahrens im Vordergrund stehen. Anklage und...

This paper uses regional variation in labor markets, the industry structure and the education system to explain the training decisions of firms. Using a representative firmlevel data set, the results show that firms are less likely to provide training if the number of competing firms situated in...

"This paper uses regional variation in labor markets, the industry structure and the education system to explain the training decisions of firms. Using a representative firmlevel data set, the results show that firms are less likely to provide training if the number of competing firms situated...

In this paper we analyse with the PISA data on literacy achievement of fifteen-year-old pupils in six member countries of the OECD, whether the fact of having many siblings affects the individual educational outcome. The hypothesis that we test is whether parents? resources matter for...

For the first time it has been made possible to merge a German and a Swiss firm-level data set that include detailed information about costs and benefits of apprenticeship training. Previous analyzes based only on aggregate data showed that the net costs of training apprentices are substantial...