The study provides a comparative empirical analysis of the dynamics of unemployment in the United States and West Germany. Based on longitudinal data and recent microeconometric methods, the analysis discusses different explanations for both the higher inflow into as well as the higher outflow...

1 Occupational Education and Training for the 1980s -- 2 The Nonsystem of Education and Training -- 3 Occupational Education and Training: Goals and Performance -- 4 The Impact of Workplace Practices on Education and Training Policy -- 5 Career Paths and Vocational Education -- 6 Vocational...

This volume studies Female Labour Market Behaviour and Fertility. Contributions are from experts in the field of demography, econometrics, economics, (social) psychology, and sociology. The rational-choice frameworkhas been used as an engine to integrate these contributions

Regulatory reform represents a major shift in the government's role toward price determination in the transportation and telecommunication industries. The resulting policy emphasizes dependence on market forces to set prices and to encourage efficient production techniques. While extensive...