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This paper explores the potential of an approach suggested by Manski of obtaining nonparametric bounds for treatment effects in evaluation studies without knowledge of the participation process. The practical concern is the effects of continuous vocational training in East Germany. The empirical...
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We evaluate the effects of different short-term training programs on the employment chances of immigrant and native welfare recipients in Germany. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between both groups and what might cause these potential differences. In a first step,...
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Durch die Einführung des Systems des so genannten „Bildungsgutscheins“ hat sich die Leistungserbringung der budgetmäßig wichtigsten Maßnahme der aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik seit dem 1. Januar 2003 grundlegend verändert. Wie ist das neue Instrument der Arbeitsmarktpolitik ausgestaltet...
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This paper develops a theoretical analysis of training regimes as outcomes of a complementarity between organizational and institutional factors that determine firms' and workers' incentives as regards skills. Specifically, the paper proposes that, on the one hand, knowledge embeddedness within...
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In diesem Papier werden Ausbildungszertifikate und Diplome als Industrie-Normenverstanden und analysiert, also als Dokumente mit standardisierten Informationen fürdie Akteure in der Wirtschaft. Im ersten Teil wird der vergleichende Analyserahmenentwickelt und die Hypothese über die...
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A major issue in the current economic debate is related to the striking difference betweenEurope, Japan and US concerning the level and evolution of unemployment. This paperexplores the micro determinants of these observed stylized facts. In a first part, atheoretical framework is presented...
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This paper sketches a comparative-institutional approach that seeks to enhance our understanding of internationalization and the resultant national dynamics of institutional change in vocational and higher education systems. Focusing on change at the nexus of general and vocational skill...
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Gender differences in access to continuing training are often argued to be a central cause of persisting gender inequalities in occupational attainment. Yet, existing empirical work has presented rather mixed evidence regarding a potential gender gap. With the aim to gain a better understanding...
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Die anhaltend hohe Arbeitslosigkeit hat zu neuen Ansätzen in der Arbeitsmarktund Strukturpolitik geführt. „Teilzeitplus“ ist ein Instrument zur Förderung von Unternehmen, Beschäftigten und Kommunen, welches auf KMU in Krisensituationen zielt. Dabei wurde eine komplexe Mehrfachstrategie...
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