After a long period of employment growth that led to the lowest unemployment rate since the German reunification, Berlin's labour market is now tightening. Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, global labour market megatrends such as the automation of production processes and the increasingly...

The German vocational education and training (VET) system is admired around the world for its ability to prepare young people for skilled employment. In Germany, VET smooths transitions into work and is closely aligned with labour market demand. This report focuses on an unprecedented test of...

Intro -- Map and Time Zones -- At a Glance (2002) -- Basic Information -- Geography -- Politics -- Economy -- Background -- Current Trends -- Regional Differences -- Investment and Trade -- E-commerce -- Preparing to Leave -- Scheduling -- Visas and Documentation -- Customs Preparations --...

Despite the wide range of technologies involved, the construction industry still relies heavily on one old-fashioned component: the human. The clients, managers, designers, investors, and a whole host of other stakeholders are all involved in a crucial series of relationships that are just as...

Waldemar Zacharasiewicz explores the cultural and historical background of the varied images of Germany and Germans in American literature throughout the past two centuries. Using an interdisciplinary approach known as comparative imagology, which borrows from social psychology and cultural...

In January 2005, the German government enacted a substantial reform of the welfare system, the so-called Hartz IV reform. This book evaluates key characteristics of the reform from a microeconometric perspective. It investigates whether a centralized or decentralized organization of welfare...

Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Financial Literacy in the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction to the International Handbook of Financial Literacy -- References -- Part I Conceptions of Financial Literacy -- 2 Financial Education in General Education Schools: A Competence...

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Symbols -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Related Literature -- 2.2 Historical Background -- 3 Empirical Strategy and Data -- 3.1 Empirical Strategy -- 3.2 Data -- 3.2.1 Geography --...

Intro -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Electromobility-The Current State -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Legal Framework -- 1.2.1 National Measures -- 1.2.2 European Measures -- 1.2.2.1 Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 1.2.2.2 Promotion...