21. December 2020 | Interviews
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IAB-Director risks a glance at the labour market after the Covid-19 crisis in a series of video interviews. ...weiterlesen
16. December 2020 | Labour Market Trends and Forecasts
Short-time work, layoffs, and new hires in Germany: how the corona crisis differs from the financial crisis of 2009
The corona crisis has impacted the German economy and labour market much more heavily than the financial crisis of 2009. Nevertheless, the number of layoffs has so far been limited compared to the ...weiterlesen
20. November 2020 | Groups of Persons
To work or not to work? A case study on the structure of student employment and its possible effects on students’ jobs during the Corona crisis
The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic affect gainfully employed students in their academic progress due to the cancellation of on-site classes and in terms financial distress due to lost student ...weiterlesen
20. October 2020 | International Labour Markets
Launch of the “European Labour Market Barometer“
The new "European Labour Market Barometer" reflects the expected short-term development of unemployment and employment in the European labour ...weiterlesen
2. October 2020 | International Labour Markets
Germany’s trade with China at the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic
Studying trade flows between China and Germany in February 2020 gives a clear picture of what happens when a major shock affects a single trading partner. ...weiterlesen
20. August 2020 | Education and Chances of Employment
Daughters of migrants often participate in further training
Participation in vocational further training is unequally distributed among different groups. Migrants daughters often participate in further training. Men, who immigrated themselves, seldom take ...weiterlesen
30. July 2020 | Regional Labour Markets
Why digitisation affects some German federal states more than others
The extent to which jobs in the German federal state could be replaced by digitisation largely depends on sectoral and occupational structure in the region. ...weiterlesen
9. July 2020 | Series "Covid-19 crisis: consequences for the labour market"
What helps the “ka-boom”? Five elements of a sound economic stimulus programme for Germany
The German Bundestag and Bundesrat passed a Coronavirus Tax Relief Act on 29 June 2020 that involves the first key elements of a large scale economic recovery programme, designed to get the German ...weiterlesen
25. June 2020 | International Labour Markets
Short-time work in Europe: Rescue in the coronavirus crisis? An interview with IAB researcher Regina Konle-Seidl
IAB researcher Regina Konle-Seidl presents in this interview her research results on short-time work in Europe in the Corona ...weiterlesen