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Jugendliche sitzt im Korridor eines Schulgebäudes und denkt nach

February 8, 2022 | Groups of Persons

Disadvantaged young people find the transition from school to work particularly difficult

Nancy Reims, Malte Sandner, Brigitte Schels

How the transition from school to working life takes place sets the course for individual labour market opportunities. This transition is particularly difficult for disadvantaged young people. Here ...read more

December 22, 2021 | Series "Tracking youth joblessness during the Covid-19 crisis"

Is this crisis different? The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the economic and social situation of young people in Europe

Regina Konle-Seidl

In general, economic downturns have a greater impact on young people in the labour market than on other age groups. How does the contemporary Covid-19 crisis compare to the global financial crisis a ...read more

Ein Herr im Anzug steht auf einem Stapel Geldmünzen, ein Herr im Blaumann steht davor. Kleinere Geldmünzen liegen gestapelt daneben.

November 25, 2021 | Wages and Employment

Recent research on minimum wages – evidence from a virtual seminar series

Mario Bossler, Duncan Roth, Matthias Umkehrer

A recent seminar series focussed on the cutting-edge international research on minimum wage policies with regard to employment, consumer prices, wage inequality, and other ...read more

Puzzle mit einem Puzzleteil „Integration“ und einem Puzzleteil, das die deutschen Nationalfarben zeigt.

November 4, 2021 | Groups of Persons

The idea of integration varies greatly and shapes arrival processes

Stefan Röhrer

An IAB study on refugees in Germany sheds light on what integration means to these people and how this idea influences their future life ...read more

Vier junge Menschen in jeweils unterschiedlicher Berufskleidung: Ingenieurin, Pizza-Kurier, Koch, Gärtnerin

October 15, 2021 | Groups of Persons

Not all wishes come true: the occupational compromises youths accept when entering vocational training

Lea Ahrens, Melanie Fischer, Corinna Kleinert, Brigitte Schels

Youths often accept compromises when choosing vocational training since they navigate between personal interests and market conditions. The discrepancy between occupational aspirations at school and ...read more

September 14, 2021 | Regional Labour Markets

Start-ups drive the development of the medium-sized enterprise sector, particularly in eastern Germany

Lisa Bellmann, Udo Brixy, Anna D’Ambrosio

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

August 4, 2021 | Series "Tracking youth joblessness during the Covid-19 crisis"

Youth unemployment in Germany and the United Kingdom in times of Covid-19

Hans Dietrich, Golo Henseke, Silke Anger, Bernhard Christoph, Alexander Patzina

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

Smiling man at desk in office looking sideways

July 30, 2021 | Series "Covid-19 crisis: consequences for the labour market"

Working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic: usage, barriers, and wishes for the future

Corinna Frodermann, Philipp Grunau, Dana Müller, Georg-Christoph Haas

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

Darstellung der EU-Mitgliedsstaaten, inklusive Großbritannien in Kartenform. Oben drüber schwebt das Corona-Virus.

July 16, 2021 | Series "Covid-19 crisis: consequences for the labour market"

Should the German social protection system be adapted following the Covid-19 crisis?

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

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