"Since the end of the 1980s telework has been a central subject of political and scientific debates about the structural change in the economy and society. The main focus of attention has so far been the work in the field of information and communication (I&C) technology which is performed...

"Since the end of the 1980s telework has been a central subject of political and scientific debates about the structural change in the economy and society. The main focus of attention has so far been the work in the field of information and communication (I&C) technology which is performed...

"Economic power and competiveness of a region depend to a great extent on the qualification of employees and on the demographic structure and the development of the population, especially because of demographic change and skilled worker shortage in future. This paper analyses the qualification...

"Differences in regional labour market conditions are still pronounced in Germany, especially between the Eastern and the Western part. Traditional neoclassical models imply that labour mobility should reduce disparities. In contrast, models that include externalities or selective migration...

"The results for labour demand shocks at the place of residence for German Federal States and districts according to the model of regional adjustment developed by Blanchard/Katz (1992) are in line with other studies in this field. They suggest that adjustment to region-specific shocks in the...

"Differences in regional labour market conditions are still pronounced in Germany, especially between the Eastern and the Western part. Traditional neoclassical models imply that labour mobility should reduce disparities. In contrast, models that include externalities or selective migration...

"The results for labour demand shocks at the place of residence for German Federal States and districts according to the model of regional adjustment developed by Blanchard/Katz (1992) are in line with other studies in this field. They suggest that adjustment to region-specific shocks in the...

Thomas Lenk, Universität Leipzig, betont, dass der bundesstaatliche Finanzausgleich auch zukünftig die Konturen des kooperativen Föderalismus bewahren und auf den Erhalt der Solidargemeinschaft zwischen finanzkräftigen und finanzschwachen Ländern hinwirken muss.

"Auf der Grundlage eines für den Hessischen Landtag erstellten Gutachtens werden empirische Befunde über die Strukturentwicklung des Weiterbildungssystems eingeordnet. Angesichts des Aufgabenzuwachses und des Bedeutungswachstums von Weiterbildung stehen neue Weichenstellungen für die Zukunft...