Dr Ramona Jost

Dr Ramona Jost completed her Master's degree in Economics at the University of Würzburg and did her PhD in Economics from 2017 to 2023 as part of the joint graduate program of the IAB and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (GradAB)

She is a research associate in the research area “Active Labour Market Policies and Integration” at the IAB.

Her research interests focus in particular on regional research.

All articles by Ramona Jost

Rückansicht eines männlichen Fahrradkuriers mit einer gelben Transporttasche auf dem Rücken.

April 27, 2026 | Labour Market, Employment and Social Policy

App-based delivery services in Germany: Why people take up gig-work and usually quit quickly

Martin Friedrich, Ines Helm, Ramona Jost, Julia Lang, Christoph Müller

App-based delivery services have spread rapidly in Germany in recent years. This has also fuelled public debate about the poor working conditions of the gig-workers in these services. However, there ...read more

Ein männlicher Fahrradkurier überprüft in der App auf seinem Handy die neue Bestellung.

July 9, 2024 | Forms of Employment

Gig-work in the German delivery-services sector: Employment has increased significantly in recent years

Martin Friedrich, Ines Helm, Ramona Jost, Julia Lang, Christoph Müller

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 ...read more