Die Situation für Ausbildungsbewerber und -betriebe hat sich, nicht nur in Sachsen, gewandelt. Während in früheren Jahren die Zahl der Ausbildungsbewerber jene der verfügbaren Lehrstellen oft weit übertraf, wird aktuell immer häufiger ein Mangel an Auszubildenden beklagt. Der Beitrag...

This paper deals with the influence of airport infrastructure on employment. The employment effects are divided into direct, indirect, induced and so called catalytic ones. After considering the theoretical impacts we assess the empirical works on this topic. These have to be distinguished...

"After years of declining employment and high unemployment, the situation on the East German labour market changed profoundly in the middle of the 2000s. Given the more pronounced demographic change it is expected that in East Germany the recruitment of skilled workers will become more difficult...

"This paper examines if and to what extend regional mobility has increased after finishing vocational in-firm training between 1977 and 2004. Particular interest is given to the importance of regional mobility for occupational continuity at labor market entry. Can mobility lower the probability...

"We analyse the role that education signals play in the transition rates from unemployment to finding a job. We compare the results for Ethnic Germans with those for foreigners from the same origin countries and Native Germans. In the first case, the two have the same labour market access but...

"German in-firm vocational training combines training on the job and learning in vocational schools. The so called 'dual system' absorbs roughly two thirds of German school leavers every year. After between two and four years of standardized training, it provides them with a generally accepted...