In most of the developed countries the number of low-skilled workers decreased and the number of high-skilled workers increased. However, it is far from clear whether and how this change in the skill composition of the employees affects the evolution of regional employment disparities....

Berufe mit Qualifikationsanforderungen aus den Bereichen Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaft und Technik (MINT) gelten gemeinhin als 'Männerberufe'. Eine Strategie der zunehmenden Arbeitskräftenachfrage in MINT-Berufen zu begegnen, besteht daher darin, verstärkt Frauen für diese Berufe...

In recent times the employment effects of technical progress raised much intention. Will recent productivity gains lead to technological unemployment or to a new prosperity? In our paper it is shown formally that under general and standard preconditions the price elasticity of demand on product...