Introduction -- Background for the Empirical Analyses: Institutional Details and Data -- Centralized versus Decentralized Welfare Administration -- The Employment Effects of an Intensified Use of Benefit Sanctions -- The Effectiveness of Temporary Extra Jobs and Short-Term Training Programs --...

Arbeitsmarkt und Beschäftigung -- Qualifikationsspezifische Grundlagen der Arbeitsvermittlung -- Job-Center und Fallmanagement -- Arbeitsvermittlung, Profiling und Matching -- Berufe als Informationsgrundlage für die Personalvermittlung -- Integration behinderter Menschen in den Arbeitsmarkt...

This volume of Research in the Sociology of Work starts with a deceptively simple question of, "Do events and experiences during adolescence influence the work outcomes of individuals when they reach adulthood?" While at first glance simple, the question has a wide range of theoretical and...