The European Commission actively evaluates occupational entry restrictions in all member states. This has attracted a growing interest among scholars of the German crafts sector as it is governed by an idiosyncratic national set of rules. We estimate the effects of the deregulation of the German...

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 studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have a positive impact on the innovative capacity of training companies, empirical evidence on the topic 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...

Der vorliegende Beitrag sucht nach empirischen Hinweisen zur Rolle des Handwerks im deutschen Innovationssystem. Folgerichtig stehen im Rahmen der Untersuchung zunächst die Handwerksunternehmen mit den dort tätigen Personen im Fokus des Interesses. Wie erwartet zeigt sich diesbezüglich, dass...

Der vorliegende Beitrag sucht nach empirischen Hinweisen zur Rolle des Handwerks im deutschen Innovationssystem. Folgerichtig stehen im Rahmen der Untersuchung zunächst die Handwerksunternehmen mit den dort tätigen Personen im Fokus des Interesses. Wie erwartet zeigt sich diesbezüglich, dass...