All articles for: migration
July 2, 2026 | Migration and Integration
When bureaucracy becomes a barrier: What migrants think about Germany’s administrative processes
Julia Reinold, Laura Goßner, Jasmin Hallyburton
Applying for a residence permit, having foreign qualifications recognised, or acquiring German citizenship: people who have moved to Germany often face lengthy bureaucratic... Read more
June 26, 2026 | Groups of Persons
Employment growth in Germany from 2017 to 2024: What drives employment in an ageing society?
Davit Adunts, Ehsan Vallizadeh, Anton Klaus
Between 2017 and 2024, employment growth in Germany was mainly driven by a rising population and increasing employment rates. Gains were concentrated among... Read more
February 9, 2026 | Migration and Integration
New data shows: Germany is often just a stopover
Jutta Winters
Professor Yuliya Kosyakova sums up her new data findings in this video: for many immigrants Germany is just a stopover. Why do so... Read more
July 31, 2025 | Labour Market Policy
Drivers of employment growth: An overview of the integration of migrants into the German labour market
Herbert Brücker
In the public debate in Germany, it is often assumed that it is financially more attractive for migrants and refugees to remain on... Read more
May 28, 2025 | International and Regional Labour Markets
“Xenophobia in Germany’s regions limits the immigration of skilled workers.”
Christiane Keitel, Jutta Winters
Like many other European countries, Germany is experiencing a rise in xenophobic attitudes. Yet within Germany, there are significant regional differences. Business- and... Read more
November 29, 2023 | Interviews
“Not recognizing climate change related mobility will not obliterate it, but likely lead to more clandestine mobility”
Jutta Winters
Professor Filiz Garip from Princeton University talks in this interview about climate change, migration, and inequality.... 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
April 30, 2019 | International Labour Markets
Labour market integration of migrants in Austria, Germany, and Sweden. An interview with Regina Konle-Seidl
Jutta Winters
Regina Konle-Seidl, researcher at the IAB in Nuremberg, compares in our video interview policies and practices to faciliate labour market integration of migrants... Read more
April 12, 2019 | International Labour Markets
„We need legal migration to stabilise the Italian social security system“. An interview with Professor Tito Boeri
Lutz Bellmann, Jutta Winters
An interview with Tito Boeri, former President of the Italian National Social Security, on the current situation and the future of the Italian... Read more