All articles about: Labour Market Policy 

25. March 2025 | Labour Market Policy

The unexpected effects of the German minimum wage on income equality in firms

Britta Gehrke , Ahmet Ali Taskin

When Germany introduced its federal statutory minimum wage of 8.50 euro in 2015, it marked a major shift in labour policy. Fast forward to 2025, and the minimum wage is now 12.82 euro. Given annual ...read more

19. February 2025 | Interviews

ELMI Policy Talk: Immigrant integration services in Germany, Sweden and Finland

Jonathan Latner

How do different countries integrate immigrants? How does language training link with skills training? Do these distinct policy choices have an impact on labour market outcomes? What about the gender ...read more

16. May 2023 | Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic

“At the peak, 40 percent of the French labour force were on short-time work”

Martin Schludi

In France, just like in many other European countries, short-time work has proved to be a powerful tool to prevent massive layoffs during the Covid-19 pandemic. The traditional French short-time work ...read more