While an increasing number of studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on the innovative capacity of training companies, empirical evidence on the subject remains contradictory. This study exploits establishment data from a representative...

While an increasing number of conceptual studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on firm-level innovation, empirical evidence on the subject remains scarce. This study exploits establishment data from a representative survey of German...

While an increasing number of conceptual studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on the innovative capacity of training companies, empirical evidence on the subject remains scarce. This study exploits establishment data from a...

Eine weitgehende Deregulierung des Berufszugangs als Selbstständiger ins Handwerk durch Abschaffung der Meisterpflicht, wie sie von der Europäischen Kommission derzeit geprüft wird, hätte deutlich spürbare Folgen für die deutsche Volkswirtschaft. Wenn der Meisterbrief als Voraussetzung...