Welche Arbeitskräfte werden in Deutschland gesucht? Gibt es bereits Schwierigkeiten, den Bedarf zu decken? Wenn ja, welche Branchen und Regionen sind betroffen? Und: In welchen Berufen sind Fachkräfte besonders knapp? Der Band gibt einen Überblick über die aktuelle Arbeitskräftenachfrage...

By exploiting a labor market reform causing an outflow of German workers to Switzerland, we examine the effect of negative labor supply shocks on training in firms using the market for apprenticeships as an example. Analysis of administrative data reveals that the reform led to more apprentices...

We analyse the influence of regional determinants on the decision of employers to provide within-firm further training. We estimate the effects of the regional population density, the unemployment rate and the regional concentration of an industry against the background of several determinants...