This paper provides a comprehensive quantitative assessment of the relationship between people's migration background and their likelihood of being employed in Belgium. Using detailed quarterly data for the period 2008-2014, we find not only that first-generation immigrants face a substantial...

Digitalisierung hat einen positiven Einfluss auf die Inklusion von Menschen mit Behinderung in der betrieblichen Personalpolitik. Unternehmen, die bereits heute stark auf Digitalisierung setzen, beschäftigen häufiger Menschen mit Behinderung als Unternehmen ohne Bezug zu Digitalisierung. Fast...

This study aims to evaluate the impact of internship programs on the professional as well as on personal development and skills of business students in Pakistan. The data of the study consisted of 800 undergraduating business students of 4-year degree programs from 15 universities of Pakistan....

This paper studies the relationship between past immigration experiences of the host country and the way new immigrants enter the labor market. We focus on two countries - Finland and Sweden - that have similar formal institutions but starkly different immigration histories. In both countries,...

We present the first study of the high school-to-work transition for American Mil- lennial males and females. Using data from the PSID Transition to Adulthood from 2005-2011, we estimate the Burdett and Mortensen (1998) model and study changes between Generation X and Millennials. We find...

Im Rahmen der öffentlichen Anhörung des Ausschusses für Arbeit und Soziales des Deutschen Bundestags am 4. Mai 2020 gab das IAB seine Stellungnahme ab zum Antrag "Arbeitsförderung und Beratungsqualität in den Jobcentern gesetzlich verbessern" der Abgeordneten Beate Müller-Gemmeke, Sven...

In this paper, we identify female long-term wage returns to college education using the educational expansion between 1960-1990 inWest Germany as exogenous variation for college enrollment. We estimate marginal treatment effects to learn about the underlying behavioral structure of women who...

We present experimental evidence on the effects of four U.S. reemployment programs for youth Unemployment Insurance (UI) recipients during the Great Recession. The three programs that emphasized monitoring and service referrals reduced UI receipt but had minimal effects on employment and...

Wie erfolgt der berufliche Wiedereinstieg nach Abschluss der Fachschule Technik? Die vorliegende Untersuchung fokussiert ein systematisches Beschreibungs- und Erklärungswissen zum Wiedereinstieg nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Fachschulweiterbildung und liefert datengestützte Erkenntnisse zu...

This paper investigates the extent to which the returns to gaining a PhD degree depend upon the region of birth, the region where the degree was earned, and the place of work. Eastern Germany serves as an interesting showcase in light of the ongoing debate surrounding the underrepresentation of...

In this paper, we identify female long-term wage returns to college education using the educational expansion between 1960-1990 in West Germany as exogenous variation for college enrollment. We estimate marginal treatment effects to learn about the underlying behavioral structure of women who...

Despite the extensive literature on the economic incorporation of migrants, little is known about the ways in which integration patterns differ across migrants depending on their motivation for migrating (e.g. economic, family, humanitarian). These initial motivations are associated with very...

Purpose - There is a long period from completing studies to finding a permanent or temporary (but at least satisfactory) job in all European countries, especially in Mediterranean countries, including Italy. This paper aims to study the determinants of this duration and measure them, for the...

There is a long period from completing studies to finding a permanent or temporary (but at least satisfactory) job in all European countries, especially in Mediterranean countries, including Italy. This paper aims to study the determinants of this duration and measure them, for the first time in...

In this paper, we identify female long-term wage returns to college education using the educational expansion between 1960–1990 in West Germany as exogenous variation for college enrollment. We estimate marginal treatment effects to learn about the underlying behavioral structure of women who...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a sudden and drastic impact on labour supply and output In Ireland. As the Irish government responds, a key question is how covid-19 will impact people and places differently. There is considerable uncertainty around the implications of social distancing measures...

Obschon die Phase des stärksten Zuzugs von Geflüchteten in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik nunmehr fünf Jahre zurückliegt, kommen auch in den letzten Jahren noch mehr Asylsuchende nach Deutschland als zu Beginn der 2010er-Jahre. So stellten im Jahr 2019 rund 166.000 Personen Asylanträge,...

Wie steht es um die Integration von Flüchtlingen in den Arbeitsmarkt? - Die KOFA-Studie 2/2020 liefert aktuelle Zahlen und Fakten. Die Jahre 2015 und 2016 zeichneten sich durch eine historisch große Flüchtlingsmigration aus, in deren Verlauf mehr als 1,2 Millionen Schutzsuchende nach...

Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit ist ein soziales Problem, das auch in wirtschaftlich guten Zeiten nie ganz verschwindet. Die Integration in Beschäftigung ist vor allem für ältere Personen, die bereits sehr lange Perioden von Arbeitslosigkeit erfahren haben, nicht einfach, mit entsprechenden...

This paper explores the effects of labour market conditions at graduation on an individual's work‑life over the following decade. Australians graduating into a state and year with a 5 percentage point higher youth unemployment rate can expect to earn roughly 8 per cent less in their first year...

This paper studies the labour market outcomes of native and foreign PhD graduates staying as migrants in Australia, using data on career destinations over the period 1999-2015. Natives with an English-speaking background emerge as benefiting from positive employer discrimination, especially if...

A criminal record can severely damage labor market prospects. While public and private organizations have developed a host of policies to encourage employers to hire people with a record, research suggests some of the policies may have negative unintended consequences. To explore ways to...

Das systematische Wissen über die Lebenslagen von geflüchteten Frauen, Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland ist beschränkt. Das Forschungsprojekt "Geflüchtete Frauen und Familien" (GeFF) untersucht deswegen systematisch die besonderen Umstände der Flucht und der Integration von...

This paper studies the labour market outcomes of native and foreign PhD graduates staying as migrants in Australia, using data on career destinations over the period 1999-2015. Natives with an English-speaking background emerge as benefiting from positive employer discrimination, especially if...

Die vom Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) und den Universitäten Neuchâtel und Freiburg herausgegebene neue Reihe Panorama Gesellschaft Schweiz ist eine gemeinsame Initiative der öffentlichen Statistik und der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung an den Hochschulen. Sie bezweckt, wichtige...

Several EU Member States have traditionally been a destination for migrants, whether they come from within the EU or elsewhere in the world. The flow of migrants has led to a range of new skills and talents being introduced into local labour markets while also increasing cultural diversity. The...