The US labour market is characterized by a high skill wage mark-up and low unemployment, while the German labour market has a low skill wage mark-up and a high, mainly unskilled unemployment rate. This paper adds an innovative labour supply explanation to the discussion how these distinct labour...

Angesichts der gesamtgesellschaftlichen Situation sowie der aktuellen demographischen Veränderungen wird ein kontinuierliches Lernen im Lebenslauf immer wichtiger. Wie aber positionieren sich Hochschulen in diesem Umfeld? Agieren sie als „important player“ oder zeigen sie derzeit eher ein...

The US labour market is characterized by a high skill wage mark-up and low unemployment, while the German labour market has a low skill wage mark-up and a high, mainly unskilled unemployment rate. This paper adds an innovative labour supply explanation to the discussion how these distinct labour...

The study investigates how the Finnish model of providing initial vo-cational education and training (IVET) has succeeded in terms of enhancing educational progress and employability. A relatively high level of participation in IVET makes the Finnish model distinctive from those of three other...