"Die Argumente in der Debatte um die Zweckmäßigkeit des Vermittlungsmonopols sind überwiegend hypothetisch und erlauben kein eindeutiges Urteil. Nur ein internationaler Vergleich von Ländern mit unterschiedlichen Systemen der Arbeitsvermittlung ermöglicht fundierte Aussagen und eine...

"This paper gives a short overview of various training measures for young people run by the British government in the past 35 years. The 'New Deal', which was introduced in 1998, is described and its development up until the end of 1999 is portrayed. An evaluation of the 'New Deal' is presented,...

Es handelt sich um die leicht gekürzte Fassung eines Referates, das der Autor im Rahmen des "International Management Seminar on Enterprise Manpower Planning for Change" im Januar 1970 in Lissabon gehalten hat. "Für den Arbeitskräftebedarf und die Arbeitskräfteplanung eines Unternehmens sind...

"Die Fernuniversitäten haben für die wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung insofern besondere Bedeutung, als sie sich im Vergleich zu den Präsenzuniversitäten leichter und besser auf die Lebensumstände und Bedürfnisse berufstätiger Erwachsener einstellen können. Sie sind zudem in der Lage,...

"In this study the length of time spent out of work by men and women in the Federal Republic of Germany and Great Britain is examined for the period 1990-1995 on the basis of the EPAG data set. The results show that the duration of unemployment among women in eastern and western Germany was...

"The aim of this study is to analyse and assess the contrasting national skills policies associated with ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) skill supply in Britain and Germany. We also aim to examine the impact of these strategies on firms and to assess the utilization of skills at...

"This paper examines the macroeconomic consequences of the diversion of migration flows away from Germany towards the UK in the course of the EU Eastern Enlargement. The EU has agreed with the new member states from Central and Eastern Europe transitional periods for the free movement of...

"Using two nationally representative establishment data sets, this paper investigates collective bargaining coverage and firms' choice of governance structures for the employment relationship in Britain and in (western and eastern) Germany. Both countries have experienced a substantial decline...

"Employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits and active labor market policy are Janus-faced institutions. On the one hand they are devices of insurance against labor market risk that provide income and employment security. On the other hand they influence the capacities of labor...

"Institutional changes in the governance of employment services were the starting point of comprehensive labour market and social policy reforms - the so-called Hartz-reforms (2003-2005) - in Germany. Particularly with the Hartz IV reform in 2005 Germany's status- and occupation-oriented social...