This paper investigates the dynamics in the British Pound (BP), Deutsche Mark (DM), Swiss Franc (SF), and Japanese Yen (JY) futures using Generalized Variance Decomposition analysis over the 1985–2005 period. The results support the interdependence hypothesis against the segregation model with...

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....

This paper investigates the gender wage gap among skilled German workers after the end of vocational training using data from social security record. Using information on worker and plant characteristics for both the training plant and the current employer, results from standard decomposition...