Der deutsche Markt für Informationstechnik befindet sich auf einem soliden Wachstumspfad. Nach Einschätzung des Fachverbandes Informationstechnik im VDMA und ZVEI dürften die Umsätze für Software, informationstechnische Dienstleistungen und Hardware 1999 um rund 9,5% zugenommen haben. Für...

The continuing adverse labor market effects of the Great Recession have intensified interest in policy efforts to spur job creation. In periods when labor demand and supply are in balance, either hiring credits or worker subsidies can be used to boost employment - hiring credits by reducing...

Hiring is a costly activity reflecting firms' investment in their workers. Micro-data shows that hiring costs involve production disruption. Thus, cyclical fluctuations in the value of output, induced by price frictions, have consequences for the optimal allocation of hiring activities. We...