All articles published so far
October 15, 2021 | Groups of Persons
Not all wishes come true: the occupational compromises youths accept when entering vocational training
Youths often accept compromises when choosing vocational training since they navigate between personal interests and market conditions. The discrepancy between occupational aspirations at... Read more
July 30, 2021 | Forms of Employment
Working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic: usage, barriers, and wishes for the future
This article focusses on how working from home has changed during the Covid-19 crisis.... Read more
October 2, 2020 | International Labour Markets
Germany’s trade with China at the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic
Studying trade flows between China and Germany in February 2020 gives a clear picture of what happens when a major shock affects a... Read more
June 14, 2024 | Interviews
“Locations where new work creation has been larger were also locations where employment levels grew more quickly”
Professor Giovanni Peri, a renowned economist from the University of California, will give a Special Lecture at the IAB on 20 June 2024.... Read more
June 12, 2024 | Digital and ecological transformation
Vocational training: Occupations with green skills are in high demand
Tackling the climate crisis requires a restructuring of the economy, which increases the demand for particular skills. In Germany, this increased demand is... Read more
February 1, 2024 | Erwerbsbeteiligung, Armut und Sozialpolitik
“Eroding trust in the state and in frontline workers can become a catalyst for the rise of populism”
Professor Gabriela Spanghero Lotta explores the dynamics of citizen-state interactions in Latin America, outlines the role of frontline workers in dealing with situations... Read more
July 30, 2020 | Regional Labour Markets
Why digitisation affects some German federal states more than others
The extent to which jobs in the German federal state could be replaced by digitisation largely depends on sectoral and occupational structure in... Read more
June 27, 2023 | International perspectives on applying short-time work during the Covid-19 crisis
“Short-Time Compensation is underutilized in the United States”
During the Covid-19 pandemic, governments around the world responded with a variety of labor market policy tools to prevent job losses. The United... Read more
October 28, 2022 | Digital and ecological transformation
TASKS VI conference on the digital and ecological transformation of the labour market
The labour market undergoes fundamental technological and ecological changes – all this on top of the Covid-19 crisis. Researchers from all over the... Read more