We use recent advances in the statistical analysis of Oaxaca-Blinder decompositions for non-linear models to analyse the contribution of individual variables to total gender differences in participation and duration of training. Results suggest that effects stemming from the intra-household...

The availability of an adequate pool of suitable labour is a key location factor for the labour-intensive hotel and restaurant business. Yet, in spite of high unemployment (jobless rate: 17.3 percent) and schemes to attract seasonal workers from abroad, the sector still encounters considerable...

Wenn das Antrittsalter für normale Alterspensionen für Frauen schrittweise nicht erst bis 2024, sondern schon bis 2019 auf 65 Jahre angehoben wird, wächst das Arbeitskräfteangebot in der Altersgruppe der 60- bis 64-jährigen Frauen, und das tatsächliche Pensionsantrittsalter steigt. Die...