Hierarchical and comprehensive school systems are compared with respect to efficiency. At given ability, a student?s probability of not completing school rises with increasing mean ability in class. Both school systems can yield identical average failure rates. Given that output losses in case...

Das Betreuungsgeld erscheint als ein zweifelhaftes Instrument der Familienförderung. Bevor dieses eingeführt wird, wäre zunächst eine Absenkung der Förderung externer Betreuung zu prüfen. Reformen hinsichtlich der Subventionierung der Kinderbetreuung sollten darauf zielen, alle Formen der...

We consider positive and normative aspects of subsidizing work arrangements where subsidies are paid in time of low demand and reduced working hours so as to stabilize workers' income. In a matching framework such an arrangement increases labor demand. Tightening eligibility to short-time work...