All articles for: job-transformation
January 15, 2026 | Labour Market Policy
Minimum wage and job reallocation: The hidden role of financial constraints
Ahmet Ali Taskin, Britta Gehrke
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 did not cause substantial changes to overall employment; rather, it triggered large shifts in the... Read more
January 9, 2025 | Interviews
Does automation replace experts or augment expertise? The answer is yes
Jutta Winters, Jonathan Latner
David Autor, Professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), gives a Special Lecture at the IAB on 15 January 2025.... Read more
July 9, 2024 | Digital and ecological transformation
Gig-work in the German delivery-services sector: Employment has increased significantly in recent years
Martin Friedrich, Ines Helm, Ramona Jost, Julia Lang, Christoph Müller
Drivers working for app-based delivery services have become an integral part of the urban landscape in Germany. At the same time, working conditions... Read more
June 14, 2024 | Interviews
“Locations where new work creation has been larger were also locations where employment levels grew more quickly”
Max Gerber, Jutta Winters
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