A stylized finding on returns to vocational education is that vocational compared to general education generates a differential life course pattern of employability: while vocational education guarantees smooth transitions into the labour market and thus generates initial advantages, these erode with increasing age, leading to late-life reversals in employment chances. We contribute to this research ...
Die Einführung des flächendeckenden Mindestlohns im Jahr 2015 in Deutschland stellt einen massiven wirtschaftspolitischen Eingriff in die Lohnverteilung dar. Über die Effekte, die für den Arbeitsmarkt zu erwarten sind, besteht jedoch erhebliche Unsicherheit. Neben den bekannten Informationen über die Lohnverteilung, über die die betroffenen Arbeitnehmer identifiziert werden, müssen zusätzliche Annahmen ...
This paper estimates the percentage of students who do not take up their federal need-based student financial aid entitlements and sheds light on determinants of this behavior. Against the background that educational mobility in Germany is low although extensive student financial aid for needy students is available, it is crucial to know whether students assert their claims for student aid at all. ...