The surge in women's participation in the workforce has been a defining feature of advanced economies in recent decades. This paper explores cross-country variations in the relationship between service sector expansion and female employment in Europe and the US. We estimate the elasticity of the...

This paper exploits that the Covid-19 pandemic came as an unexpected shock that temporarily reduced the ratio of vacancies to seekers. We use this unique setting to understand the importance of job opportunities for the impact of unemployment on workers' careers. Compared to individuals who...

We compare real wage differences between centralized and peripheral areas and highly centralized and peripheral areas using vast information of German administrative data that contains more than 2.8 Million individuals and 660,000 firms. We provide substantial empirical evidence that most of the...

Despite long-term interest whether welfare benefits motivate fertility, evidence from research has not been consistent. This paper contributes new evidence to this debate by investigating the fertility effect of a German welfare reform. The reform decreased the household income of families on...

This study analyzes the influence of mental and physical health, coping abilities, cooperativeness, and work commitment on the transition from apprenticeship training to a first job. In doing so, we first investigate transitions to regular employment within six months post-graduation. Second, we...

This paper develops a large-scale application to improve the labour market matching process with model- and algorithm-based statistical methods. We use comprehensive administrative data on employment biographies covering individual and job-related information of workers in Germany. We estimate...

Routine-intensive occupations have been declining in many countries, but how does this affect individual workers' careers if this decline is particularly severe in their local labor market? This paper uses administrative data from Germany and a matched difference-in-differences approach to show...

In 2005, Germany introduced the integrated welfare benefit 'unemployment benefit II' for needy individuals capable of working and their families. In line with international trends, the benefit system is characterised by a broad definition of eligibility and a focus on labour market integration...

Das Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) hat im Rahmen der langfristigen Qualifikations- und Berufsprojektionen (www.QuBe-Projekt.de) eine neue Bevölkerungsprojektion für die Entwicklung bis zum Jahr 2050 erstellt. Erstmals wird neben aktualisierten Bevölkerungskennzahlen auf...

In the last 15 years before the COVID-19 crisis, Germany has experienced a strong and continuous increase in employment - the 'German job miracle'. During this period, income inequality, which had previously increased sharply, remained relatively stable. This paper analyzes the impact of...