This paper evaluates the impact of three major expansions in leave coverage in Germany on the long-run education and labor market outcomes of children. Evaluation of three policy reforms as opposed to a single reform enables us to analyze whether the impact of paid leave differs from that of...

One of the most significant changes in the labour market in the twentieth century was the rise of the internal labour market. Its origins can be found in the nineteenth century, particularly in the large service companies such as banks and the railway companies. By studying the internal labour...

This paper reviews the achievements of the Labour Government’seducation policy between 1997 and 2001. Tony Blair claimed that hisGovernment would make education a priority. The first part of thepaper reviews the scale of education spending in relation to theeconomy at large and within the...

Der Arbeitsmarkt ist unabhängig von der konjunkturellen Lage von beträchtlicherFluktuation geprägt. Neben neu geschaffenen Stellen sind auch immerwieder Stellen von ausscheidenden Mitarbeitern zu besetzen. Diese Stellenbesetzungsprozesseverlaufen für die Unternehmen nicht immer...

The paper draws upon the work of T.W. Schultz to show that human capital theory andlabor market adjustments have important implications for investing in people for the 21st Century.[...]

Based on a questionnaire survey and an interview, with additional supportfrom reviews of literature and archival information, this paper examines theunderlying causes of the NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) problemin Japan. Those who responded to the survey were senior-grade...

The papers presented in this conference highlightthree concerns with current labor marketoutcomes in the United States—stagnant or declining real wages, stagnantproductivity growth, and a widening gap in the wages ofskilled and unskilled workers. Several recent examinations(for example, Brauer...