Headhunters-third-party agents paid a fee by companies for locating job candidates-perform a unique sales role. The product they sell is people, matching candidates with jobs and companies with candidates. Headhunters affect the professional lives of thousands of employees every day, and their...

Most Western countries have a long tradition of employment service provision by public bodies and non-profit organisations, but not by for-profit organisations. The creation of a quasi-market arrangement is not a simple choice for government. This paper underscores the difficulties and discusses...

Ergänzend zu dem im ifo Schnelldienst 7/2002 diskutierten Thema "Reform der Bundesanstalt für Arbeit" stellt Egon Hölder, Präsident des Statistischen Bundesamtes a.D., seinen Reformvorschlag vor: Damit die Arbeitslosigkeit als wirtschaftliches und soziales Phänomen wirksam abgebaut und...