Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels 2005 zeigen, dass Frauen seltener als Männer eine betriebliche Ausbildung durchlaufen. Im Westen sind 44 Prozent, im Osten sogar nur 40 Prozent der Auszubildenden weiblich. Betriebe bilden Frauen vor allem in den Bereichen aus, in denen auch viele Frauen...

Ein Drittel aller Betriebe in Deutschland engagierte sich im Jahr 2007 in der betrieblichen Ausbildung. Etwas mehr als ein Viertel machte von der Ausbildungsberechtigung keinen Gebrauch und ungefähr 40 Prozent waren nicht ausbildungsberechtigt. Großbetriebe und die Betriebe des Produzierenden...

The article deals with the impact of uncertainty as regards the retention of trainees completing vocational training programmes on firms' training behaviour. As an alternative to vocational training, the external recruitment of skilled workers is considered via an opportunity costs approach. The...

Internships are understood as a bridge into scarce employment by young job entrants or students. Using the IAB Establishment Panel, we discovered 600,000 internships in 300,000 firms. The use of internships differs significantly between sectors. They are frequently used in the sale and retail...

In many countries early retirement has become a personnel strategy. The establishments are interested in hiring younger employees and try to avoid 'deferred payments' which arise if older employees are paid above their productivity. Firms enter into contracts with their employees that include...

The analysis of job tasks has become a field of growing scientific activity in recent years. Information on such tasks has been used to analyze various research questions, especially regarding changes in the overall structure of the economy and their implications for persons and firms. Arguably...

Summary The aim of this paper is to analyze unit-nonresponse for establishments surveyed for the first time in the IAB Establishment Panel. This is not only useful to understand nonresponse in this particular survey but to increase knowledge about nonresponse in business surveys overall....