All articles for: Groups of Persons
September 15, 2022 | Groups of Persons
Unemployment and the mental health of young people during the second phase of the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany
Hans Dietrich, Alexander Patzina, Laura Brunner
Young adults are tomorrow’s workforce in times of aggravating skill shortage. Their mental health and well-being decide over their labour market success and... Read more
August 9, 2022 | Groups of Persons
Essential occupations: what are the working conditions like?
Anton Nivorozhkin, Friedrich Poeschel
Most jobs in essential occupations in Germany have relatively good working conditions. Yet a substantial share of jobs has bad ones, and here... Read more
July 15, 2022 | Groups of Persons
Labour market integration in Germany: refugee women take significantly longer than men
Yuliya Kosyakova, Lidwina Gundacker, Zerrin Salikutluk, Parvati Trübswetter
Refugee women take for multiple reasons longer to be integrated into the German labour market than men.... Read more
March 8, 2022 | Groups of Persons
Work and family in times of lockdown: a step backwards for women?
Jutta Winters, Christiane Keitel
In spring 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic paralysed public life in many countries. Schools and daycare facilities closed. Many men and women started working... Read more
February 8, 2022 | Education and Chances of Employment
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... Read more
December 22, 2021 | Groups of Persons
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
August 4, 2021 | Groups of Persons
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 Kingdom.... Read more