News
12. April 2024
Working from Home Increases Work-Home DistancesThis IAB discussion paper examines how the labor market and the choice of place to live and work interact.
10. April 2024
“The Research Data Centre provides a good example for other data areas”For 20 years, the Research Data Centre at the IAB has provided access to microdata. An interview with Dana Müller and Monika Jungbauer-Gans.
26. March 2024
European Labour Market Barometer: positive outlook for the first time since summer 2023In March, the European Labour Market Barometer gained 0.6 points compared with the previous month.
15. March 2024
Labor Market Adjustments to Population Decline A Historical Macroeconomic Perspective, 1875-2019Advanced economies will face population decline in the years and decades to come, particularly among those of working age.
8. March 2024
Gender Pay Gap in the United Kingdom and in GermanyProfessor Alan Manning, one of the world’s most renowned labour market economists, talks about the gender pay gap between men and women.
28. February 2024
Youth Transitions in Vulnerable Populations: New Challenges in Uncertain TimesThis workshop of the European Research Network on Transitions in Youth will take place in Warsaw, Poland on 4-6 September 2024.
27. February 2024
European Labour Market Barometer fights its way upwardsThe European Labour Market Barometer climbed to 99.8 points in February, an increase of 0.5 points compared to the previous month.
26. February 2024
The causal effect of liberalizing legal requirementson naturalization intentionsThis study investigates the multifaceted factors influencing immigrants’ naturalization intentions.
21. February 2024
Adult lifelong learning: Cross-country comparison with a focus on GermanyGermany falls behind countries such as Austria, Denmark or Switzerland with respect to the participation of adults in lifelong learning.
8. February 2024
Predicting Re‑Employment: Machine Learning Versus Assessments by Unemployed Workers and by Their CaseworkersThe authors analyze unique data on three sources of information on the probability of re‑employment within 6 months.
Collecting data for employment research for 20 years
When it comes to studying the employment market, the Federal Employment Agency’s Research Data Centre (FDZ) at the Institute for Employment Research has evolved into a leading data provider for the international research community over the last two decades. Every year, more than 1,000 researchers from various disciplines around the world access the FDZ’s services to use IAB research data in their projects.
We have compiled a list of FDZ projects and publications such as dataset descriptions, methodology reports and numerous research papers based on FDZ data on a separate page.
Current events
25.4.2024
Early education and care for refugees: Effects on maternal employment, well-being and integrationThis study examines the impact of early education and care services on the labour market integration of Ukrainian refugee mothers in Germany.
IAB-Colloquium with Ludovica Gambaro, PhD (Universität Tübingen und Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung)
2.5.2024
The Long-term Earnings’ Effects of a Credit Market DisruptionThis paper studies the long-term consequences on firms and workers of the credit crunch triggered by the 2007-2008 global financial crisis.
IAB-Colloquium with Effrosyni Adamopoulou, PhD (Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung der Universität Mannheim)
15.5.2024
The Economic Costs of RapeWe harness detailed administrative data from Finland to provide new empirical facts on the economic effect of rape on victims and its spillovers.
IAB-Colloquium with Ning Zhang (University of Oxford)
21.5.2024
Equalizing the Effects of Automation? The Role of Task Overlap for Job FindingThis paper investigates whether task overlap can equalize the effects of automation for unemployed job seekers displaced from routine jobs.
IAB-Colloquium with Sabrina Genz, PhD (Utrecht School of Economics)
29.5.2024
ELMI Policy Round Table ‘Labour market informed study choice’ELMI (Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes) Policy Round Table on 'Labour market informed study choice'.
International Conference
19.6.2024 - 20.6.2024
6th Forum „Higher Education and the Labour Market“ (HELM)The HELM conference combines contributions with a general perspective on ‘Higher Education and the Labour Market’. Deadline for submissions: April 8, 2024
Call for Papers
16.10.2024 - 17.10.2024
Training, Education and the Labor MarketWe encourage contributions on these specific topics but also appreciate more general contributions on labor market-related research.
Call for Papers