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August 7, 2024 | Interviews
A comparison of the integration of Ukrainian refugees in European countries: “Sustainable integration has proven effective”
Since the start of the war on 24 February 2022, more than six million Ukrainians have sought refuge outside their homeland – and... Read more
March 8, 2024 | Groups of Persons
Gender Pay Gap in the United Kingdom and in Germany
The 8th of March marks the annual International Women’s Day. Wages are an important factor in driving gender parity. In a video interview... Read more
August 30, 2023 | Interviews
“Eviction creates Poverty”
In an interview Matthew Desmond, Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, gives insights into the situation of renters in the US, shows the... Read more
June 5, 2023 | International Labour Markets
Alan Manning: "It is important to have institutions such as the minimum wage to adress the market power of employers"
Professor Alan Manning, one of the world’s most renowned labour market economists, explains in this video-statement the basic idea of imperfect competition in... Read more
April 11, 2023 | Interviews
ELMI: “Exchange often brings about entirely different ideas and projects one has not thought about before”
In the autumn of 2022, eleven European institutes for labour research established the “Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes” (ELMI). In this... Read more
April 10, 2024 | International Labour Markets
"The Research Data Centre provides a good example for other data areas"
The FDZ is now celebrating an anniversary: for twenty years, the Research Data Centre (FDZ) of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) at... Read more
March 8, 2023 | Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic
“Extended coverage and benefit duration boosted the role of short-time work in Italy during the Covid-19 crisis”
In many European countries, short-time work proved to be a strong measure to combat massive layoffs during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the case... Read more
July 19, 2024 | Groups of Persons
An international comparison of the employment situation among older people: “Germany has caught up considerably”
In many developed countries the baby boomers are gradually reaching retirement age. This creates challenges for both labour supply and pension systems. At... Read more
July 1, 2024 | International and Regional Labour Markets
“Working on national topics and being part of the international research community go very well together”
Research is increasingly international and benefits greatly from international exchange. The IAB is also becoming more and more international. Yuliya Kosyakova, Head of... Read more