We investigate the effect of peer group composition on language improvement in language classes for adults. Using unique survey data of migrants participating in an intensive language course in Germany, we find…
Despite a rising career orientation among females and growing efforts of firms to alleviate work-family conflicts, female employees often find it difficult to com- bine career development with having children.…
Distinguishing carefully between mobility across firms and across occupations, this study provides causal estimates of the wage effects of mobility among graduates from apprenticeship in Germany. Our…
Economic theory suggests that performance pay may serve as an effective screening device to attract productive agents. The existing evidence on the self-selection of agents is largely limited to job tasks where…
This cumulative dissertation reflects on labour market inequalities from two perspectives. The first deals with the role of geography in shaping inequalities in an aging knowledge-based economy. In particular,…
Demographic ageing is expected to affect labour markets in very different ways on a regional scale. Contributing to this debate, we explore the spatio-temporal patterns of recent distributional changes in the…
The report focuses on résumé-based screening strategies for the recruitment of highly qualified research and development (R&D) workers (critical R&D workers) in high-tech firms. We investigate which kinds of…
