"On the basis of the IAB employment sample a test is carried out to determine what influence the lowering of the retirement age and the rate of mobility of middle-aged workers have on the labour market opportunities of new entrants to the labour market. For this an event history analysis of the...

"The efficiency of publicly funded further training comes under controversial discussion. Relevant evaluation studies provide diverging findings, which can be put down not least to inadequate data. This article examines the effectiveness of further training measures for the unemployed that are...