This paper investigates the effect of workplace unionization and product market volatility on firms' propensity to use temporary employment. Using Italian firm level data, we show that unionization and volatility have a positive impact on the share of temporary contracts. However, as volatility...

This paper investigates whether education is used as a signaling device for worker productivity in developing countries. To do such we employ a simple test of employer learning on Ghana manufacturing data. We find no evidence of educational signaling for individuals who were hired through direct...

Seit etwa zehn Jahren wird verstärkt über Fachkräftebedarfe und Fachkräfteengpässe diskutiert. In diesem Bericht stehen der Fachkräftebedarf sowie Ausbildungs- und Weiterbildungsaktivitäten der Betriebe in der Metropolregion Nürnberg im Zentrum der Analysen. Als Datenbasis dient dabei...

In oligopsonistic labour markets, firms have some market power, and a wedge is created between wages and marginal product. When oligopsonistic firms' production technology requires generally trained workers, firms may therefore receive part of the returns to general training and be willing to...