"Internships are understood as a bridge into scarce employment by young job entrants or students. Using the IAB Establishment Panel, we discovered 600,000 internships in 300,000 firms. The use of internships differs significantly between sectors. They are frequently used in the sale and retail...

Internships are understood as a bridge into scarce employment by young job entrants or students. Using the IAB Establishment Panel, we discovered 600,000 internships in 300,000 firms. The use of internships differs significantly between sectors. They are frequently used in the sale and retail...

"Internships are understood as a bridge into scarce employment by young job entrants or students. Using the IAB Establishment Panel, we discovered 600,000 internships in 300,000 firms. The use of internships differs significantly between sectors. They are frequently used in the sale and retail...

Although works councils are a core element of the German system of industrial relations, there is little reliable information on their incidence and coverage. This paper uses data from the nationally representative IAB establishment panel to fill this gap. We examine the frequency of works...

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...

Although works councils are a core element of the German system of industrial relations, there is little reliable information on their incidence and coverage. This paper uses data from the nationally representative IAB establishment panel to fill this gap. We examine the frequency of works...

Since 1920, the thrust of German law on workplace codetermination has changed on a number of occasions. We describe the latest swing of the legislative pendium - favoring works council formation and competence - and evaluate the case for it. We provide new information on the extent of works...

Mit einem einheitlichen Erhebungsbogen für die Betriebe aller Betriebsgrößen und Branchen startete im Sommer 1993 die erste Welle des "IAB-Betriebspanels". Der Rücklauf betrug 71%. Aus den ersten Querschnittsauswertungen ergeben sich die folgenden Eckdaten: - Die westdeutsche Wirtschaft...

"This paper deals with company expectations for 1997 with regard to employment. For this, details from the IAB establishment panel are examined separately for East (1st wave) and West (4th wave) with the aid of descriptive and multivariate methods. It can be seen that companies of individual...