This paper deals with the German apprenticeship training system. We first set the scene by describing the operation of the system, including the statistical picture in terms of supply and demand and costs; the relationship between the vocational training and the educational systems; the complex...

Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance produces an in-depth analysis of the functioning of various labor market institutions in both the USA and Germany. Particular emphasis is given to the substantial differences between the US and Germany in the ways important areas are...

This paper deals with the German apprenticeship training system. We first set the scene by describing the operation of the system, including the statistical picture in terms of supply and demand and costs; the relationship between the vocational training and the educational systems; the complex...

Mitte der neunziger Jahre erreichte die europäische Arbeitslosenquote ihren Höchststand in der Nachkriegsperiode. Hauptziel dieses Beitrags ist es, alternative beschäftigungspolitische Optionen aufzuzeigen, die sich im Kampf gegen die anhaltende Arbeitslosigkeit als konsensfähig unter den...