With the Russian war against Ukraine, global economic conditions changed abruptly. We provide first causal evidence of effects of the energy crisis on Germany as Europe's most important economy. Combining cost structure data, national accounts and administrative labour market data, we identify...

During the COVID-19 pandemic there were supply chain bottlenecks all over the world with regard to raw materials and intermediate products. In this article, we examine how these constraints affected labour market development. For an empirical panel analysis, we combine survey data and...

This study provides an overview of the situation of immigrants in the European Union, by focusing on the process of their integration and its impact on the labour market. Section 1 provides information on the scale of the migration phenomenon, focusing on the origin patterns of immigrants to the...

The main purpose of the thematic review on adult learning is to understand adults' access andparticipation in education and training and to enhance policies to increase incentives for adults to undertakelearning activities in OECD countries. It is a joint activity undertaken by the OECD...

The extent of low-wage work in Germany is hotly debated. In international comparisons fromthe mid-90s, Germany is often classified as a country with a low wage dispersion. Comparedto the USA and UK, Germany has a relatively equal income structure and a small proportionof low-paid workers (OECD 1996;...

Über den Umfang der Niedriglohnbeschäftigung in Deutschland wirdheftig diskutiert. In internationalen Vergleichen wird Deutschland Mitteder 90er Jahre häufig als Land mit einer geringen Einkommensspreizungeingestuft. Im Vergleich zu den USA und dem Vereinigten Königreichhatte Deutschland...

Im März 2001 legte der Europäische Rat in Stockholm fest, dass bis 2010 mindestens die Hälfte der EU-Bevölkerung im Alter von 55 bis 64 Jahren in Beschäftigung sein soll. Dieses ehrgeizige Ziel ist Bestandteil der Europäischen Beschäftigungsstrategie, von der Bundesregierung mit...