"Whilst in applied empirical research, training in general human capital is mainly explained by structural characteristics of firms, this paper introduces business expectations as an additional explanatory factor. Business expectations are strictly time-variate and firm-specific and reflect both...

"This paper adopts an economic perspective for an investigation of the correlation between cost-benefit aspects and company decisions regarding training. A differentiation is drawn between the basic decision about whether a company should provide its own training and the stipulation of the...

"Although participation in continuing vocational training is often found to be associated with considerable individual benefits, a puzzlingly large number of people still do not take part in training. In order to solve the puzzle we distinguish between temporary and chronic non-participants....

Organisationen des Fairen Handels verfolgen das Ziel benachteiligten Produzenten in Entwicklungsländern faire Preise für deren Erzeugnisse zu zahlen. Dennoch ist es aus makro- und mikroökonomischer Sicht fraglich, ob die Zahlung eines Preisaufschlags wirklich effektiv für die betroffenen...