Homelessness is still an ever-present problem in many towns and citiesin the UK today. This paper is part of a more in-depth study ofhomelessness and social exclusion. It presents the results of a small-scalestudy which illustrates the range of problems experienced by homelessyoung women and...

[...]Zu Beginn des Gutachtens wird das Verfahren, das zu einer Neuordnung vonAusbildungsordnungen führt, dargestellt und die Mitgestaltungsmöglichkeitenvon kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen in diesen Prozessen aufgezeigt. Anschließendwerden Hypothesen zur Handhabbarkeit modernisierter...

This paper documents some of the patterns in modern microeconomic data on youngpeople´s employment, attitudes and entrepreneurial behaviour. Among other sources, thepaper uses the Eurobarometer Surveys; the Labour Force Surveys from Canada and theCurrent Population Survey in the United States...

Despite important policy implications associated with the allocation of education resources, evidence on the effectiveness of school inputs remains inconclusive. In part, this is due to endogenous allocation; families sort themselves non-randomly into school districts and school districts...

Anlässlich des 65. Geburtstags seines Gründers und Direktors, Prof. Dr. Rolf Kreibichorganisierte das IZT am 6. Dezember 2003 das Colloquium „Zukunftsforschung imSpannungsfeld von Visionen und Alltagshandeln“.Wie dem Titel dieser Veranstaltung zu entnehmen ist, bewegt sich moderne...

The concept of social exclusion has been widely debated in Europe butits application to children has seen relatively little discussion. What couldbe meant by exclusion of children is the first main theme of the paper.Among other things, I consider the choice of reference group, thegeographical...