22. March 2019 | International Labour Markets
All articles published so far
An inteview with the IAB researcher Herbert Brücker and Yuliya Kosyakova on the second wave of the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees. ...weiterlesen
8. February 2019 | Groups of Persons
Manager for download: Expectations versus reality
Digitisation will leave a strong mark on the working world of today. Including leadership styles, structures, and cultures. The article by R. Dreyhaupt, F. Gustke, L. Pierkes and M. Schmutzler ...weiterlesen
20. December 2018 | Forms of Employment
The rise of online labour markets: freelancing and gig working via internet platforms
The article focuses on online gig economy which is transnational and spans a full spectrum of skills, from data entry to software development. The gig economy offers an interesting view to the future ...weiterlesen
20. November 2018 | Labour Market Trends and Forecasts
Departing from the beaten track – trends of working in the digital transformation
Prof. Wilhelm Bauer describes trends of working in the digital transformation. ...weiterlesen
17. October 2018 | Groups of Persons
Labour market integration of refugees gains momentum
A good 70 percent of refugees in Germany come from eight non-European asylum seekers’ countries of origin. Their integration into the German labour market has increasingly gained momentum in ...weiterlesen
13. September 2018 | Forms of Employment
Setting out for Digital Social Security
Platform work is increasing worldwide, leaving a serious lack of social protection. In spite of the international and flexible character of platform work, extending social security is feasible – if ...weiterlesen
29. August 2018 | Groups of Persons
Women still hit the glass ceiling – despite operational promotion of equal opportunities
There is a large wage gap between women and men. The search for explanations and solutions must start exactly where wages are decided: in the enterprises. In Germany, operational measures to promote ...weiterlesen
6. August 2018 | Wages and Employment
The German labour market after the introduction of the statutory minimum wage
On the 1st January 2015, a nationwide statutory minimum wage of €8.50 was introduced in Germany. On 1st January 2017 it was then increased to €8.84. Prior to and during its introduction the ...weiterlesen
20. July 2018 | Basic Principles of Labour Market Research
Good scientific policy advice: the IAB’s five principles
Policy advice is an integral part of policy-making in contemporary democracies and a central task of the IAB. But what makes “good” policy advice? Even if the quality of individual ...weiterlesen