Abstract Die Übergänge von Jugendlichen zwischen Schule und Arbeitswelt gestalten sich zunehmend prekärer. Der vorliegende Beitrag fokussiert dabei insbesondere auf den, für den individuellen Bildungsverlauf entscheidenden, Übergang von Sekundarstufe I in Sekundarstufe II. Europaweit haben...

We investigate the allocation of unemployed individuals to different subprograms within Swiss active labour market policy by the caseworkers at local employment offices in Switzerland in 1998. We are particularly interested in whether the caseworkers allocate the unemployed to services in ways...

This paper presents the results of a randomized experiment analyzing the use of vouchers for adult training. In 2006, 2,400 people were issued with a training voucher which they were entitled to use in payment for a training course of their choice. User behavior was compared with a control group...

This paper presents the results of a randomized experiment analyzing the use of vouchers for adult training. In 2006, 2,400 people were issued with a training voucher which they were entitled to use in payment for a training course of their choice. User behavior was compared with a control group...