Im Zusammenhang mit dem drängenden Problem der zunehmenden Jugendarbeitslosigkeit kommt dem Dualen System der Berufsausbildung besonderes Interesse zu. Empirische Studien zu dieser Institution sind rar. Ausgehend von einer Darstellung der zeitlichen Entwicklung und der aktuellen Situation des...

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...

This paper analyzes the importance of equity finance for the R&D activity of small and medium-sized enterprises. We use information on almost 6000 German SMEs from a company survey. Using the intensity of banking competition at the district level as instrument to control for endogeneity, we find...

This paper analyzes the importance of equity finance for the R&D activity of small and medium-sized enterprises. We use information on almost 6000 German SMEs from a company survey. Using the intensity of banking competition at the district level as instrument to control for endogeneity, we find...