Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Arbeitsmärkte und Sozialversicherungen

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 06-024 // 2006

    Continuing Vocational Training in Germany – A Comparative Study Using 3 German Data Sets

    Empirical work on continuing training in Germany provides surprisingly divergent evidence on the incidence of training. This makes comparison of econometric analyses of the impact of training on labour market…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 06-047 // 2006

    How Do Employment Effects of Job Creation Schemes Differ with Respect to the Foregoing Unemployment Duration?

    Based on new administrative data for Germany covering entrances into job creation schemes between July 2000 and May 2001, we evaluate the effects of this active labour market policy programme on the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 06-044 // 2006

    Skill Wage Premia, Employment, and Cohort Effects: Are Workers in Germany All of the Same Type?

    This paper studies the relationship between employment and wage structures in West Germany based on the IAB employment subsample 1975-1997. It extends the analytical framework of Card and Lemieux (2001) which…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 06-039 // 2006

    Get Training or Wait? Long-Run Employment Effects of Training Programs for the Unemployed in West Germany

    Long-term public sector sponsored training programs often show little or negative short-run employment effects and often it is not possible to assess whether positive long-run effects exist. Based on unique…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 06-036 // 2006

    Vermittlungsgutscheine und Beauftragungen Dritter im Vergleich

    Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht die relative Wirksamkeit von Vermittlungsgutscheinen und Beauftragungen Dritter mit der gesamten Vermittlung im direkten Vergleich. Die Untersuchung basiert auf den Prozessdaten…