Read moreAugust 18, 2026 | Interviews
Prolonged heatwaves, severe storms, rising sea-levels in the North- and Baltic Seas, forest fires – these are arguably the most visible consequences of climate change in Germany. While the impact on ...read more
Read moreMay 4, 2026 | Interviews
The rapid spread of AI in the workplace is creating a new divide: the gender AI gap. A recent study by the IAB conducted in collaboration with Initiative D21 shows that women use AI considerably less ...read more
Read moreApril 27, 2026 | Labour Market, Employment and Social Policy
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
Read moreArtificial intelligence is changing the world of work right now – and those who use it often have clear advantages in the job. However, recent data show that women resort to AI significantly less ...read more
Read moreJune 30, 2025 | Digital and ecological transformation
Efforts to mitigate climate change and promote environmental sustainability have far-reaching implications for businesses and their employees. These efforts require firms to adapt their business ...read more
Read moreJuly 9, 2024 | Forms of Employment
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
Read moreJune 12, 2024 | Digital and ecological transformation
Tackling the climate crisis requires a restructuring of the economy, which increases the demand for particular skills. In Germany, this increased demand is confronted with an overall scarcity of ...read more
Read moreNovember 22, 2022 | Digital and ecological transformation
More and more tasks can be automated with the help of modern technologies. Up to now, men in Germany are potentially more affected than women: 40 percent of men work in occupations with a high ...read more
Read moreOctober 28, 2022 | Digital and ecological transformation
The labour market undergoes fundamental technological and ecological changes – all this on top of the Covid-19 crisis. Researchers from all over the world and from various disciplines discussed the ...read more