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April 24, 2026 | Establishments and the Demand for Personnel

Trump’s trade policy: almost every fifth establishment in the manufacturing sector feels the consequences

Ignat Stepanok, Alexander Kubis

6 percent of German establishments report that they are predominantly negatively affected by the impact of the changes to US trade policy since... Read more

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September 14, 2021 | Regional Labour Markets

Start-ups drive the development of the medium-sized enterprise sector, particularly in eastern Germany

Lisa Bellmann, Udo Brixy, Anna D’Ambrosio

Start-ups drive the development of a medium-sized enterprise sector in eastern Germany more than in western Germany.... Read more

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July 30, 2020 | Regional Labour Markets

Why digitisation affects some German federal states more than others

Gabriele Wydra-Somaggio

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