?Vor nunmehr 30 Jahren löste der Benachteiligtenbegriff Begriffe wie "Ungelernte", "Jungarbeiter" oder "Randgruppen" ab und erfuhr mit der Einführung des Modellprogramms zur Benachteiligtenförderung im Jahr 1980 durch das damalige Bundesministerium für Bildung und Wissenschaft seine...

This paper presents for the first time panel evidence on the productivity effects of training intensity and different training forms in Germany. It hereby takes account of selectivity of training activities, unobserved heterogeneity of establishments as well as omitted variable bias. Using the...

We evaluate the effects of different short-term training programs on the employment chances of immigrant and native welfare recipients in Germany. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between both groups and what might cause these potential differences. In a first step,...