In Europe, the past decade has been marked by relatively strong employment growth, while labour productivity and labour shares have experienced a decline in a number of countries, in particular in the euro area. Understanding the patterns, sources and implications of employment dynamics is...

During this conference, research projects which are based on BA and IAB data will be introduced. Moreover, the conference is an important contact and experience exchange forum for data users and producers.

The workshop discusses recent research that evaluates passive and active labour market policies.

In this 2-day workshop we plan to have papers on microeconomic aspects of labor market adjustment in transition and emerging economies. The main focus of the workshop is on countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and China, but research on the new member states of the European Union...

This conference will focus on policy-oriented theoretical and empirical research which is meant to contribute to this debate, based on a careful analysis of existing constraints and relevant goals. Papers dealing with one or more of the following issues are particularly welcome. - Welfare state...

Schwerpunkt des Workshops ist die Analyse der Wirkungen der Arbeitsmarktreformen im Rahmen der Hartz-Gesetze und der Agenda 2010 einerseits und die Diskussion des trotz oder wegen dieser Gesetze verbleibenden Handlungsbedarfs andererseits. Beiträge zu gesamtwirtschaftlichen Reformwirkungen sind...

The workshop presents international current research on the use of market mechanisms in active labor market policy. The scientific committee encourages in particular contributions on vouchers for active labor market programs, on contracting-out of employment services, but also on performance...

Gilles Saint-Paul (University of Toulouse) Topics: - Explaining the divergence in the unemployment experience of different countries in recent years - The role of shocks and institutions - The role of a more volatile environment - Is there a unique natural rate of unemployment? - The...

Das politische Schlagwort Fachkräftemangel ist in den letzten Monaten zunehmend in der Öffentlichkeit diskutiert worden. Das Thema ist von hoher Relevanz, da ein Fachkräftemangel das Wachstum einer Wirtschaft schwächen kann. Gerade in den ostdeutschen Bundesländern wird ein Brain–Drain...

In der wirtschaftspolitischen Debatte um die geeignete Arbeitsmarktpolitik werden immer wieder die Erfahrungen anderer europäischer Länder angeführt, wie z. B. das dänische Flexicurity-Modell oder die britischen Erfahrungen mit Mindestlöhnen. Sind solche Lösungen auf Deutschland...