Viele Erklärungsmuster der Arbeitslosigkeit sind unbefriedigend, weil das Verhalten der Arbeitsnachfrageseite in Bezug auf ihre Motivation der Arbeitsplatzschaffung und ihrer hierarchisch- organisierten Struktur unzureichend in die Betrachtungsweise einbezogen werden, wodurch die Unternehmung...

Does better access to skilled workers reduce firms' willingness to provide general skills training to unskilled workers? We analyze how the gradual opening of the Swiss labor market to workers from the European Union affected the number of apprenticeship positions that firms provide. We exploit...

We assess whether online data on vacancies and applications to a job board are a suitable source for studying skills dynamics outside of Europe and the United States, where a rich literature has examined skills dynamics using online vacancy data. Yet, the knowledge on skills dynamics is scarce...