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...

In 2004, a section was added to the German Protection against Dismissal Act, establishing a new procedure to dismiss an employee, given a predetermined severance payment. Most legal scholars presume the change to be without impact, while a minority of experts claims it to be either beneficial or...

Am 1. Januar 2015 wurde in Deutschland ein flächendeckender, gesetzlicher Mindestlohn in Höhe von 8,50 Euro je Stunde eingeführt. Dieser soll zum 1. Januar 2017 erstmals angepasst werden. Die Anpassung soll dabei laut Mindestlohngesetz die Auswirkungen des Mindestlohns auf den Mindestschutz...