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Regina Konle-Seidl explains the concept of chronic unemployment in Denmark, Finland, and Germany in this video interview. ...read more
11. September 2019 | Establishments and the Demand for Personnel
Working time accounts in the public- and private sector: flexible working hours are becoming increasingly important
More and more companies and administrations offer their employees working time accounts. Between 1999 and 2016, the proportion of companies using this instrument has almost doubled. Above all, models ...read more
8. August 2019 | Forms of Employment
Marginal part-time employment in Germany: live or let die?
For many mini-jobber it has not been worthwhile to work longer hours up to now. This is a serious obstacle for securing a sustainable supply of skilled workers. A well-thought-out reform completed in ...read more
12. July 2019 | Wages and Employment
The gender wage gap in Europe: What can we learn from linked employer-employee data? A workshop report
The report presents a summary of the workshop "The gender wage gap in Europe: What can we learn from linked employer-employee data?". ...read more
13. June 2019 | International Labour Markets
Digital Social Security: How does it work? An interview with Professor Enzo Weber
Professor Enzo Weber presents his concept of Digital Social Security in this video interview and explains the first steps to put the concept into ...read more
23. May 2019 | International Labour Markets
Protectionism and the argument for creating jobs at home
In the political debate, trade protectionism has been frequently associated with keeping and increasing the number of jobs at home. The argument is, however, not so simple, since international trade ...read more
30. April 2019 | Interviews
Labour market integration of migrants in Austria, Germany, and Sweden. An interview with Regina Konle-Seidl
Regina Konle-Seidl, researcher at the IAB in Nuremberg, compares in our video interview policies and practices to faciliate labour market integration of migrants in Austria, Germany, and Sweden. She ...read more
An interview with Tito Boeri, former President of the Italian National Social Security, on the current situation and the future of the Italian social security ...read more
An inteview with the IAB researcher Herbert Brücker and Yuliya Kosyakova on the second wave of the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees. ...read more