The Covid-19 crisis has led to a dramatic increase in the demand for information both in politics and practice. This poses an enormous challenge to the research and counselling activities at the IAB. To meet this demand, the IAB has expanded the existing surveys and, at the same time, introduced new ones on an unprecedented read full article
In spring 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic paralysed public life in many countries. Schools and daycare facilities closed. Many men and women started working from home or switched to short-time work. The IAB initiated several surveys to monitor the effects of this unprecedented situation. Two IAB Brief Reports resulting from these surveys focus on the consequences read full article
How the transition from school to working life takes place sets the course for individual labour market opportunities. This transition is particularly difficult for disadvantaged young people. Here different factors come into play. Participation in support programmes can only partially offset disadvantages.
In general, economic downturns have a greater impact on young people in the labour market than on other age groups. How does the contemporary Covid-19 crisis compare to the global financial crisis a decade ago? A closer look at European countries reveals interesting insights.
A recent seminar series focussed on the cutting-edge international research on minimum wage policies with regard to employment, consumer prices, wage inequality, and other outcomes.
An IAB study on refugees in Germany sheds light on what integration means to these people and how this idea influences their future life choices.
Youths often accept compromises when choosing vocational training since they navigate between personal interests and market conditions. The discrepancy between occupational aspirations at school and the actual occupation trained for varies between different groups of young people.
The article focusses on youth joblessness in times of the Covid-19 crisis in Germany and the United Kingdom.
The new “European Labour Market Barometer” reflects the expected short-term development of unemployment and employment in the European labour market.
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