"In 2003, Germany moved from a system in which participants in training programs for the unemployed are assigned by caseworkers to an allocation system using vouchers. Based on the rich administrative data for all vouchers and on actual program participation, we provide inverse probability...

"Seit dem Jahr 2003 wird der Zugang in Maßnahmen der beruflichen Weiterbildung durch die Arbeitsagentur über die Vergabe von Bildungsgutscheinen gesteuert. Diese Studie diskutiert zunächst aus theoretischer Sicht die Prozesse bei der Vergabe und Einlösung. Sie legt zudem erste Befunde zu der...

"Seit dem Jahr 2003 wird der Zugang in Maßnahmen der beruflichen Weiterbildung durch die Arbeitsagentur über die Vergabe von Bildungsgutscheinen gesteuert. Diese Studie diskutiert zunächst aus theoretischer Sicht die Prozesse bei der Vergabe und Einlösung. Sie legt zudem erste Befunde zu der...

"This paper contributes to the literature on the impact of immigrants on native female labour supply. By segmenting the market by educational levels, we are able to investigate which nativeborn women are more affected by an increase of low-skilled immigrants working in the household service...

"Der Bericht präsentiert deskriptive Befunde zur Arbeitsförderung mit Maßnahmen des SGB III im Rechtskreis SGB II für das erste Halbjahr 2005. Im Zentrum des Berichts stehen die Entwicklung des Maßnahmeneinsatzes und die vergleichende Untersuchung der Teilnehmerstrukturen. Bisher wurden vor...

"The aim of this paper is to formalise a two-country model of trade liberalisation and technical change with heterogenous firms and search-and-matching frictions in the labour market. By considering different sectors and factors of production we allow for comparative advantages and study the...

"Using administrative linked employer-employee data from Germany, this paper analyses the real wage growth and career patterns of full-time employed low-wage workers between 2001 and 2006. Multivariate models accounting for sample selection demonstrate the relevance of individual characteristics...

"Using a search theoretical model, we analyse the effects of the information flow via social networks (friends, relatives and other personal contacts) by comparing monetary and non-monetary outcomes in obtaining jobs via networks versus formal methods. Propensity-score matching on survey data...

"Labour markets in most highly developed countries are marked by rising levels of skill segregation in the production process and increasing inequalities in skill-specific employment prospects. Local human capital has a likely effect on skill specific productivity levels and employment growth....

"This paper investigates the selectivity of vocational training courses on Germany's labor market. We consider the case of a special program ('IFlaS'), which provides vocational training for low-skilled unemployed. The program aims at alleviating the foreseeable shortage of skilled workers in...