Unser Aufsatz beschäftigt sich mit der Logik des Weiterbildungsverhaltens von Unternehmen. Wir kommen zu dem Ergebnis, daß das Weiterbildungsverhalten nicht ausschließlich einem ökonomischem Kalkül folgt, sondern nur erklärt werden kann, wenn man die Wirkungsweise betrieblicher...

While there is a broad literature on the general wage effect of training, little is known about the effects of different training forms and about the effects for heterogeneous training participants. This study therefore adds two aspects to the literature on earnings effects of training. First,...

This paper evaluates the effects of Public Sponsored Training in East Germany in the context of reiterated treatments. Selection bias based on observed characteristics is corrected for by applying kernel matching based on the propensity score. We control for further selection and the presence of...

Two main hypotheses can be found in literature on why elderly workers have a lower probability of using information technology than their younger peers: lower learning capabilities and reduced incentives to invest in human capital. I use law changes in the unemployment compensation system...

Based on unique administrative data, which has only recently become available, this paper estimates the employment effects of the most important type of public sector sponsored training in Germany, namely the provision of specific professional skills and techniques (SPST). Using the inflows into...