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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
October 28, 2025 | Interviews
A Basic Income: simple idea, complex reality
Jutta Winters, Jonathan Latner
Basic income is a simple idea on paper with regular, unconditional cash for everyone, but implementing it is anything but simple. In this... Read more
August 7, 2024 | Interviews
A comparison of the integration of Ukrainian refugees in European countries: “Sustainable integration has proven effective”
Christiane Keitel, Martin Schludi, Jutta Winters
Since the start of the war on 24 February 2022, more than six million Ukrainians have sought refuge outside their homeland – and... Read more
July 19, 2024 | Groups of Persons
An international comparison of the employment situation among older people: “Germany has caught up considerably”
Christiane Keitel, Jutta Winters, Martin Schludi
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”
Christiane Keitel
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
February 21, 2024 | Education and the Labour Market
Adult lifelong learning: Cross-country comparison with a focus on Germany
Teresa Sophie Friedrich, Agata Danuta Galkiewicz
In the modern and highly digitalised world constant updating one’s qualifications seems inevitable. Thus the importance of lifelong education has been increasing. Despite... Read more
April 20, 2022 | International Labour Markets
The war in Ukraine, international trade and price effects on the German economy
Kamal Kassam, Ignat Stepanok
Russia’s exports account for a large share of world trade in a few goods and commodities classes. These are most notably nickel, fertilisers,... Read more
October 2, 2020 | International Labour Markets
Germany’s trade with China at the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic
Ignat Stepanok
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 25, 2020 | International Labour Markets
Short-time work in Europe: Rescue in the coronavirus crisis? An interview with IAB researcher Regina Konle-Seidl
Jutta Winters
IAB researcher Regina Konle-Seidl presents in this interview her research results on short-time work in Europe in the Corona crisis.... Read more