Survey data for a large sample of recent graduates from 37 German universities are used to study labor market outcomes of highly skilled young women and immigrants. Our results indicate a systemic wage gap for women, but not for male immigrants. We find no evidence that female immigrants suffer...

This paper studies the causal effects of graduating from university with an honors degree on subsequent labor market outcomes. While a rich body of literature has focused on estimating returns to human capital, few studies have analyzed returns at the very top of the education distribution. We...

Aus dem Vorwort: "... Ziel dieser Veranstaltung, die am 18. September 2013 in der Zentrale der OeAD GmbH in Wien stattfand, war es, Stärken und Schwächen im Übergangsmanagement in Österreich auszuloten und bisherige gute Ansätze (Good Practices) in diesem Kontext aufzuzeigen. Die...