“The Research Data Centre provides a good example for other data areas”

The FDZ is now celebrating an anniversary: for twenty years, the Research Data Centre (FDZ) of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) has provided external researchers with access to microdata for the purpose of non-commercial research. IAB-Forum took this as an opportunity to talk to two women who read full article

2024/04/10
International Labour Markets Interviews Research Data and Methods Uncategorized

Gender Pay Gap in the United Kingdom and in Germany
The picture shows a portrait of Alan Manning.

The 8th of March marks the annual International Women’s Day. Wages are an important factor in driving gender parity. In a video interview Professor Alan Manning talks about the gender pay gap between men and women in the United Kingdom and in Germany.

2024/03/08
Groups of Persons IAB-Topics (new) International and Regional Labour Markets Interviews Labour Market Policy Social Inequality, Joblessness and Social Inclusion Structural Change and the Labour Market video Wages and Employment Working Biographies, Flexibility and Mobility on the Labour Market

How men and women differ when searching for a job: application behaviour can explain half of the residual earnings gap
Drei Männer und eine Frau sitzen nebeneinander in einem Wartezimmer und arbeiten an ihren Laptops.

On average, women earn less than men. So far, gender-specific application behaviour has received little attention in this context. It can, however, explain a considerable part of the gender earnings gap.

2023/10/25
Social Inequality, Joblessness and Social Inclusion Wages and Employment