ELMI Policy Panel: Are labour shortages a problem everywhere?
The 2024 European Association of Labour Economists (EALE) conference gathered leading experts to discuss the latest findings from labour market…
Labour Market Trends and Forecasts
12 Beiträge
ELMI conference: Navigating Digital, Green and Social Transitions in European Labour Markets
The Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes (ELMI) held its first conference in Luxembourg on 30 and 31 October 2023. The event brought…
European labour market dynamics after the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis
In order to analyse the mechanisms behind the dropping employment figures, this article gives an outline of developments in labour market flow…
Smoothing labour market transitions in times of crisis and beyond
The IAB hosted the interdisciplinary conference “Labour Market Transitions: Challenges for Public Policies and Research” where researchers and policy…
Short-time work, layoffs, and new hires in Germany: how the corona crisis differs from the financial crisis of 2009
The corona crisis has impacted the German economy and labour market much more heavily than the financial crisis of 2009. Nevertheless, the number of…
Launch of the “European Labour Market Barometer“
The new “European Labour Market Barometer” reflects the expected short-term development of unemployment and employment in the European…
German Exports to the UK: declining since the Brexit referendum in 2016
The rules defining trade between Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) have not changed despite Brexit. Nevertheless, there is a clear downward trend…
Effects of population changes on the labour market in Germany
The authors show four scenarios how population changes can effect the labour force potential in Germany and what parameters need to be adjusted…
Scarcity drives employment growth
What is driving Germany’s continued upturn in employment? It has been a while since Hartz reforms and business cycles have lost much of their…
Departing from the beaten track – trends of working in the digital transformation
Prof. Wilhelm Bauer describes trends of working in the digital transformation.
The impact of the digital revolution on the labour market: an interview with IAB Director Joachim Möller
Is the digital revolution a job-destroyer or a job-creator? How will it change traditional occupational images? In an interview to the IAB-Forum…
Digitalising the economy: The future of employment and qualification in Germany
The new complex and intelligent digitalisation poses a significant challenge to the economies and the labour markets. In this context, the underlying…