Context: Following the social cognitive career theory of Lent, Brown, and Hackett (1994), the current study examines the effect of role models’ professions and practical internship experiences on the choice of professional environment independent of professional interests. Embedded in the...

This study documents two empirical regularities, using data for Denmark and Portugal. First, workers who are hired last, are the first to leave the firm (Last In, First Out; LIFO). Second, workers' wages rise with seniority (= a worker's tenure relative to the tenure of her colleagues). We seek...

How valuable are cognitive and social abilities for entrepreneurs’ incomes as compared to employees? We answer three questions: (1) To what extent does a composite measure of ability affect an entrepreneur's earnings relative to employees? (2) Do different cognitive abilities (e.g. math...

Am 30. April 2004 veranstaltete das AMS Österreich in Kooperation mit der Gewerkschaft der Privatangestellten (GPA-Interessengemeinschaften) eine Fachtagung zum Thema 'Qual der Wahl im Info-Dschungel - Möglichkeiten und Spannungsfelder in der Berufs- und Arbeitsmarktorientierung '. Organisator...