In light of the remarkable number of young people who pass through a period of temp work at the beginning of their career the question arises whether labor market entry via temporary work agency (TWA) employment has any (persistent) effects on labor market outcomes. We investigate this issue...

Im Zuge der Bildungsexpansion hat sich das Bildungs- und Ausbildungsniveau deutlich erhöht und auch zwischen Männern und Frauen angenähert. Die Studie befasst sich mit der Frage, inwieweit sich mit diesen Veränderungen die Rolle von Bildung und Ausbildung für die individuellen...

We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...

We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...