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Start-ups drive the development of a medium-sized enterprise sector in eastern Germany more than in western ...read more

The article focusses on youth joblessness in times of the Covid-19 crisis in Germany and the United Kingdom. ...read more

This article focusses on how working from home has changed during the Covid-19 crisis. ...read more

The article discusses how the German social protection system should be adapted following the Covid-19 crisis. ...read more

28. May 2021 |

Social protection of atypical workers during the Covid-19 crisis

Kerstin Bruckmeier , Diego d´Andria , Regina Konle-Seidl

The article analyses the social protection of the atypically employed and the (solo) self-employed during the Covid-19 crisis. ...read more

16. April 2021 |

European labour market dynamics after the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis

Enzo Weber , Roman Neupert

In order to analyse the mechanisms behind the dropping employment figures, this article gives an outline of developments in labour market flow statistics in Europe after the outbreak of the Covid-19 ...read more

25. January 2021 |

Smoothing labour market transitions in times of crisis and beyond

Jutta Winters

The IAB hosted the interdisciplinary conference “Labour Market Transitions: Challenges for Public Policies and Research” where researchers and policy makers discussed labour market transitions ...read more

16. December 2020 |

Short-time work, layoffs, and new hires in Germany: how the corona crisis differs from the financial crisis of 2009

, Enzo Weber

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 ...read more

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 ...read more