Das Vorhaben der EU-Kommission, die Zugangsreglementierungen zu den Berufen innerhalb der Europäischen Staaten weiter aufzulösen, kann das deutsche Handwerk arg treffen. Denn 41 der 92 Gewerbezweige, die im "Gesetz zur Ordnung des Handwerks", kurz Handwerksordnung (HwO), aufgeführt sind,...

We analyze the short-run impact of the introduction of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany on further training at the workplace level. Applying difference-in-difference methods to data from the IAB Establishment Panel, we do not find a reduction in the training incidence but a slight...

German law guaranteeing works councils is not a datum. The thrust of legislation has changed significantly on a number of occasions since 1920. The most recent legal change in the form of the Works Constitution Reform Act marks a controversial swing in favor of works council formation and...