Der Bericht informiert über die Entwicklung des Handwerks in den neuen Bundesländern und speziell im Kammerbezirk Dresden. Die Arbeitsplatzentwicklung seit 1990 verläuft gegen den Trend in den anderen Wirtschaftssektoren. In den neuen Bundesländern ist die Zahl der Beschäftigten im Handwerk...

This paper analyzes the determinants of employability differences between short-term and long-term unemployed persons. Knowing these differences could help to address active labor market policy programs more adequately to the needs of the job-seekers in order to increase employment integration....

We evaluate the effects of the most frequently used German welfare-to-work program on the employment chances of immigrant welfare recipients. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between immigrants and natives and what might cause these potential differences. Our results...