In 2003, Germany moved from a system in which participants in training programs for the unemployed are assigned by caseworkers to an allocation system using vouchers. Based on the rich administrative data for all vouchers and on actual program participation, we provide inverse probability...

In 2003, Germany moved from a system in which participants in training programs for the unemployed are assigned by caseworkers to an allocation system using vouchers. Based on the rich administrative data for all vouchers and on actual program participation, we provide inverse probability...

We analyse the impact of retraining for the unemployed on future labour market success, and estimate effects separately for different target occupations. We use German registry data and apply statistical matching methods. The results show that on average, after a period with strong lock-in...

The dynamics of dependent employment and unemployment can only be adequately analysed using individual flow data. The degree of influence of the data set and the methodology used is shown by analysing 11 member states of the European Union on the basis of data from the European Labour Force...

"Active labour market policy under the terms of Volume III of the German Social Code is being subsidized by the European Social Fund within the scope of the 'ESF-BA programme' from 2000 until 2008. First of all, participation in vocational training schemes is facilitated by ESF subsistence...

"Further training is one of the most important instrument of Active Labor Market Policy (ALMP) in Germany. It was strongly affected by the Hartz-Reforms, i.e. the implementation of training vouchers for the unemployed and the introduction of a twostage certification and quality management...

"Das IAB geht in seiner Stellungnahme zum Gesetzentwurf zur Förderung der beruflichen Weiterbildung im Strukturwandel und zur Weiterentwicklung der Ausbildungsförderung auf folgende Aspekte ein: Weiterentwicklung der Regelungen des Qualifizierungschancengesetzes, Qualifizierung in der...