"This paper investigates the selectivity of vocational training courses on Germany's labor market. We consider the case of a special program ('IFlaS'), which provides vocational training for low-skilled unemployed. The program aims at alleviating the foreseeable shortage of skilled workers in...

"Publically sponsored further trainings for the unemployed are an important measure of active labour market policies (ALMP) in Germany. Current discussions within this context also focus on the willingness to participate, which is an important prerequisite for the success of the programs....

"Publicly sponsored vocational training programs are important measures of active labor market policies in Germany. A crucial factor for their success is that unemployed are willing to participate in further training. This paper deals with individual determinants of willingness to participate,...

"The so-called 'One-Euro-Jobs' are an important workfare program for unemployed persons receiving benefits according to Germany's Social Code II ('Sozialgesetzbuch Zweites Buch'), aiming at needy benefit recipients who can not be integrated into regular employment by means of other active labor...

"The pilot project 'Berliner Joboffensive' (BJO) aimed at increasing the number of labor market integrations of individuals receiving means-tested unemployment benefits II (also known as Hartz IV) by intensified counseling and assistance. To this end, the caseload of 650 caseworkers in twelve...

Since January 2020, the COVID-19 crisis has affected everyday life around the world, and rigorous government lockdown restrictions have been implemented to prevent the further spread of the pandemic. The consequences of the corona crisis and the associated lockdown policies for public health,...

"In spite of extensive regulations, Germany's job offices and their caseworkers have substantial discretion in implementing labor market policies. Based on the analysis of combined survey and administrative data, this study compares the effectiveness of different strategies aimed at...

In spite of extensive regulations, Germany's job offices and their caseworkers have substantial discretion in implementing labor market policies. Based on the analysis of combined survey and administrative data, this study compares the effectiveness of different strategies aimed at...

Mit dem Modellprojekt "Berliner Joboffensive" (BJO) sollte die Anzahl der Integratio-nen von erwerbsfähigen Leistungsberechtigten (eLb) in den ersten Arbeitsmarkt durch eine intensivere Betreuung erhöht werden. Hierfür war vorgesehen, dass in allen zwölf Berliner Jobcentern insgesamt 650...

Mit dem Modellprojekt "Berliner Joboffensive" (BJO) sollte die Anzahl der Integrationen von erwerbsfähigen Leistungsberechtigten (eLb) in den ersten Arbeitsmarkt durch eine intensivere Betreuung erhöht werden. Hierfür war vorgesehen, dass in allen zwölf Berliner Jobcentern insgesamt 650...