Cognitive skills, such as reading and numeric skills, are key determinants of wages, employment and long-term economic … help workers adapt to new technologies and globalisation. In Germany cognitive skills among adults are above OECD average … Survey of Germany (http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-germany.htm) …

Germany’s manufacturing sector, which plays an important role for exports, has been performing well over the past … exports. This Working Paper relates to the 2014 Economic Survey of Germany (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-germany.htm). …

that strengthen stability and growth prospects in the Euro Area would raise the attractiveness of Germany as a location to …

Population ageing is setting in earlier in Germany than in most other OECD economies and will be marked. It could lead … to a substantial decline in employment, weighing on GDP per capita, and will raise demand for health-related public … services. Germany has already implemented far-reaching reforms to mitigate the implications of ageing for per capita income …