9. July 2024 | Digital and ecological transformation
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Drivers working for app-based delivery services have become an integral part of the urban landscape in Germany. At the same time, working conditions in the so-called platform economy are keenly ...weiterlesen
1. July 2024 | International and Regional Labour Markets
“Working on national topics and being part of the international research community go very well together”
Research is increasingly international and benefits greatly from international exchange. The IAB is also becoming more and more international. Yuliya Kosyakova, Head of the IAB’s research ...weiterlesen
17. June 2024 | Education and the Labour Market
A broad field: Silke Anger and Bernd Fitzenberger on the importance of educational research at IAB
Educational research is an essential part of labour market and occupational research. At IAB, it is primarily, but by no means exclusively, conducted in the research unit “Education, Training, and ...weiterlesen
Professor Giovanni Peri, a renowned economist from the University of California, will give a Special Lecture at the IAB on 20 June 2024. He will share his research on the rise of new work in the US, ...weiterlesen
12. June 2024 | Digital and ecological transformation
Vocational training: Occupations with green skills are in high demand
Tackling the climate crisis requires a restructuring of the economy, which increases the demand for particular skills. In Germany, this increased demand is confronted with an overall scarcity of ...weiterlesen
2. May 2024 | Research Data and Methods
Pioneers in world-class data access: Moving the frontier in labor data from 2004 to 2024
The Federal Employment Agency’s Research Data Centre (FDZ) at the IAB recently marked its 20th anniversary, a milestone celebrated with a keynote address by labor economist Till von Wachter. ...weiterlesen
10. April 2024 | International Labour Markets
“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 ...weiterlesen
8. March 2024 | Groups of Persons
Gender Pay Gap in the United Kingdom and in Germany
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 ...weiterlesen
21. February 2024 | Education and the Labour Market
Adult lifelong learning: Cross-country comparison with a focus on Germany
In the modern and highly digitalised world constant updating one’s qualifications seems inevitable. Thus the importance of lifelong education has been increasing. Despite this global trend, ...weiterlesen