German in-firm vocational training combines training on the job and learning in vocational schools. The so called 'dual system' absorbs roughly two thirds of German school leavers every year. After between two and four years of standardized training, it provides them with a generally accepted...

In Hessen leben rund 6,1 Mio. Menschen - davon haben rund 24 Prozent einen Migrationshintergrund. Die räumliche Verteilung von Migranten weist regionale Disparitäten mit einem deutlichen Süd-Nord-Gefälle auf. Rund 27 Prozent der Menschen im Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt sind Migranten. Im...

We analyse the role that education signals play in the transition rates from unemployment to finding a job. We compare the results for Ethnic Germans with those for foreigners from the same origin countries and Native Germans. In the first case, the two have the same labour market access but...