This paper deals with the labor market entrance of young people in the Federal Republic" of Germany. The main focus is on failures during this stage. First, an overview of the youth" labor market in Germany is given. Then, the transition from vocational training to work is" analyzed: The...

Works councils are the most important pillar of workplace industrial relations in Germany but little is known of their economic effects. The paper uses a modern, large-scale dataset to examine this issue. Consonant with recent applied theoretical conjectures, it is found that works councils are...

I Einführung -- 1 Der Arbeitsmarkt im Überblick: Fragen an die Arbeitsmarktökonomik -- II Die Entscheidung der privaten Haushalte über die optimale Zeitallokation -- 2 Das Arbeitsangebot -- 3 Investitionen in das Humankapital -- III Die Firmenentscheidung über den optimalen Arbeitseinsatz...