Zutreffende Prognosen über die Entwicklung von Personen zu machen, gehörte schon immer zu den größten Herausforderungen in der Diagnostik. Unternehmen sind in hohem Maße an solchen Voraussagen interessiert, denn in Zeiten globalen Wettbewerbs gewinnen die "Human Resources" rasant an...

This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of continuing vocational training in Germany. Specific issues concerning continuing training that are debated in academia as well as in public are discussed. Wage and productivity effects of training are analyzed, explicitly accounting for the...

One of the most stylized facts in labor economics is the finding that wages tend to rise with job duration but what is the role of productivity between this relation? Intuitively, it seems rather unspectacular that experienced workers' earnings are higher than otherwise comparable junior...