Special focus: “Intended and Unintended Consequences of Higher Education Reforms”. The HELM conference combines contributions with a general perspective on ‘Higher ...
18.02.2026
Call for Papers: 7th Forum „Higher Education and the Labour Market“ (HELM)
Call for Papers: 7th Forum „Higher Education and the Labour Market“ (HELM)
The HELM conference combines contributions with a general perspective on ‘Higher Education and the Labour Market’, with contributions on alternating focus topics.
13.02.2026
Video – Flight, family, work: The path into the labour market
A study based on interviews with 3,400 refugees shows that Ukrainian women enter the labour market much faster than other refugee groups.
Since the start of the war, around one million people have fled from Ukraine to Germany. Mostly women with children. A study based on interviews with 3,400 refugees shows that ...
28.01.2026
European Labour Market Barometer: European labour markets remain subdued
The European Labour Market Barometer dropped slightly in January.
The European Labour Market Barometer dropped slightly in January. The leading indicator of the European Network of Public Employment Services and the IAB fell by 0.
22.01.2026
Video – New data shows: Germany is often just a stopover
Why do so many plan to leave - and what could make them stay? Researchers at the IAB surveyed over 50,000 people - and the results are eye-opening.
Why do so many plan to leave - and what could make them stay? Politics, taxes, bureaucracy or is it about belonging? Researchers at the IAB surveyed over 50,000 people - and the ...
15.01.2026
Minimum wage and job reallocation: The hidden role of financial constraints
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation of types of employment.
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 did not cause substantial changes to overall employment; rather, it triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation ...
30.12.2025
The European Labour Market Barometer drops to 100 points
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year.
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year: The leading indicator of the ...
18.12.2025
The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Initial Labour Market Outcomes
The minimum wage does not harm the education-to-work transition, but impacts the mix of both – firms and occupations in the labour market.
How does the introduction of the nationwide minimum wage in Germany affect career outcomes of young workers who have just entered the labour market? The institutional setting, ...
26.11.2025
European Labour Market Barometer rises above 100 for the first time since mid-2023
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
23.10.2025
The role of physical leisure activities in refugees’structural integration
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration.
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration through enhancing their social capital, ...
14.10.2025
Retirement Age Reforms and Worker Substitutability: Implications for Employment of Older Workers
This paper studies how labor demand factors shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This paper studies how labor demand factors - specifically worker substitutability and job‑specific skills - shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
13.02.2026
Video – Flight, family, work: The path into the labour market
Video – Flight, family, work: The path into the labour market
A study based on interviews with 3,400 refugees shows that Ukrainian women enter the labour market much faster than other refugee groups.
Since the start of the war, around one million people have fled from Ukraine to Germany. Mostly women with children. A study based on interviews with 3,400 refugees shows that ...
28.01.2026
European Labour Market Barometer: European labour markets remain subdued
The European Labour Market Barometer dropped slightly in January.
The European Labour Market Barometer dropped slightly in January. The leading indicator of the European Network of Public Employment Services and the IAB fell by 0.
22.01.2026
Video – New data shows: Germany is often just a stopover
Why do so many plan to leave - and what could make them stay? Researchers at the IAB surveyed over 50,000 people - and the results are eye-opening.
Why do so many plan to leave - and what could make them stay? Politics, taxes, bureaucracy or is it about belonging? Researchers at the IAB surveyed over 50,000 people - and the ...
15.01.2026
Minimum wage and job reallocation: The hidden role of financial constraints
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation of types of employment.
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 did not cause substantial changes to overall employment; rather, it triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation ...
30.12.2025
The European Labour Market Barometer drops to 100 points
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year.
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year: The leading indicator of the ...
18.12.2025
The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Initial Labour Market Outcomes
The minimum wage does not harm the education-to-work transition, but impacts the mix of both – firms and occupations in the labour market.
How does the introduction of the nationwide minimum wage in Germany affect career outcomes of young workers who have just entered the labour market? The institutional setting, ...
26.11.2025
European Labour Market Barometer rises above 100 for the first time since mid-2023
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
23.10.2025
The role of physical leisure activities in refugees’structural integration
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration.
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration through enhancing their social capital, ...
14.10.2025
Retirement Age Reforms and Worker Substitutability: Implications for Employment of Older Workers
This paper studies how labor demand factors shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This paper studies how labor demand factors - specifically worker substitutability and job‑specific skills - shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
Since the start of the war, around one million people have fled from Ukraine to Germany. Mostly women with children. A study based on interviews with 3,400 refugees shows that ...
28.01.2026
European Labour Market Barometer: European labour markets remain subdued
European Labour Market Barometer: European labour markets remain subdued
The European Labour Market Barometer dropped slightly in January.
The European Labour Market Barometer dropped slightly in January. The leading indicator of the European Network of Public Employment Services and the IAB fell by 0.
22.01.2026
Video – New data shows: Germany is often just a stopover
Why do so many plan to leave - and what could make them stay? Researchers at the IAB surveyed over 50,000 people - and the results are eye-opening.
Why do so many plan to leave - and what could make them stay? Politics, taxes, bureaucracy or is it about belonging? Researchers at the IAB surveyed over 50,000 people - and the ...
15.01.2026
Minimum wage and job reallocation: The hidden role of financial constraints
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation of types of employment.
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 did not cause substantial changes to overall employment; rather, it triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation ...
30.12.2025
The European Labour Market Barometer drops to 100 points
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year.
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year: The leading indicator of the ...
18.12.2025
The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Initial Labour Market Outcomes
The minimum wage does not harm the education-to-work transition, but impacts the mix of both – firms and occupations in the labour market.
How does the introduction of the nationwide minimum wage in Germany affect career outcomes of young workers who have just entered the labour market? The institutional setting, ...
26.11.2025
European Labour Market Barometer rises above 100 for the first time since mid-2023
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
23.10.2025
The role of physical leisure activities in refugees’structural integration
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration.
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration through enhancing their social capital, ...
14.10.2025
Retirement Age Reforms and Worker Substitutability: Implications for Employment of Older Workers
This paper studies how labor demand factors shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This paper studies how labor demand factors - specifically worker substitutability and job‑specific skills - shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
The European Labour Market Barometer dropped slightly in January. The leading indicator of the European Network of Public Employment Services and the IAB fell by 0.
22.01.2026
Video – New data shows: Germany is often just a stopover
Video – New data shows: Germany is often just a stopover
Why do so many plan to leave - and what could make them stay? Researchers at the IAB surveyed over 50,000 people - and the results are eye-opening.
Why do so many plan to leave - and what could make them stay? Politics, taxes, bureaucracy or is it about belonging? Researchers at the IAB surveyed over 50,000 people - and the ...
15.01.2026
Minimum wage and job reallocation: The hidden role of financial constraints
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation of types of employment.
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 did not cause substantial changes to overall employment; rather, it triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation ...
30.12.2025
The European Labour Market Barometer drops to 100 points
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year.
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year: The leading indicator of the ...
18.12.2025
The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Initial Labour Market Outcomes
The minimum wage does not harm the education-to-work transition, but impacts the mix of both – firms and occupations in the labour market.
How does the introduction of the nationwide minimum wage in Germany affect career outcomes of young workers who have just entered the labour market? The institutional setting, ...
26.11.2025
European Labour Market Barometer rises above 100 for the first time since mid-2023
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
23.10.2025
The role of physical leisure activities in refugees’structural integration
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration.
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration through enhancing their social capital, ...
14.10.2025
Retirement Age Reforms and Worker Substitutability: Implications for Employment of Older Workers
This paper studies how labor demand factors shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This paper studies how labor demand factors - specifically worker substitutability and job‑specific skills - shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
Why do so many plan to leave - and what could make them stay? Politics, taxes, bureaucracy or is it about belonging? Researchers at the IAB surveyed over 50,000 people - and the ...
15.01.2026
Minimum wage and job reallocation: The hidden role of financial constraints
Minimum wage and job reallocation: The hidden role of financial constraints
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation of types of employment.
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 did not cause substantial changes to overall employment; rather, it triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation ...
30.12.2025
The European Labour Market Barometer drops to 100 points
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year.
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year: The leading indicator of the ...
18.12.2025
The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Initial Labour Market Outcomes
The minimum wage does not harm the education-to-work transition, but impacts the mix of both – firms and occupations in the labour market.
How does the introduction of the nationwide minimum wage in Germany affect career outcomes of young workers who have just entered the labour market? The institutional setting, ...
26.11.2025
European Labour Market Barometer rises above 100 for the first time since mid-2023
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
23.10.2025
The role of physical leisure activities in refugees’structural integration
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration.
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration through enhancing their social capital, ...
14.10.2025
Retirement Age Reforms and Worker Substitutability: Implications for Employment of Older Workers
This paper studies how labor demand factors shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This paper studies how labor demand factors - specifically worker substitutability and job‑specific skills - shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
The introduction of Germany’s minimum wage in 2015 did not cause substantial changes to overall employment; rather, it triggered large shifts in the composition and allocation ...
30.12.2025
The European Labour Market Barometer drops to 100 points
The European Labour Market Barometer drops to 100 points
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year.
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year: The leading indicator of the ...
18.12.2025
The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Initial Labour Market Outcomes
The minimum wage does not harm the education-to-work transition, but impacts the mix of both – firms and occupations in the labour market.
How does the introduction of the nationwide minimum wage in Germany affect career outcomes of young workers who have just entered the labour market? The institutional setting, ...
26.11.2025
European Labour Market Barometer rises above 100 for the first time since mid-2023
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
23.10.2025
The role of physical leisure activities in refugees’structural integration
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration.
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration through enhancing their social capital, ...
14.10.2025
Retirement Age Reforms and Worker Substitutability: Implications for Employment of Older Workers
This paper studies how labor demand factors shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This paper studies how labor demand factors - specifically worker substitutability and job‑specific skills - shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
Throughout the year, the European Labour Market Barometer was on a stabilizing course, but there was a slight setback at the end of the year: The leading indicator of the ...
18.12.2025
The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Initial Labour Market Outcomes
The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Initial Labour Market Outcomes
The minimum wage does not harm the education-to-work transition, but impacts the mix of both – firms and occupations in the labour market.
How does the introduction of the nationwide minimum wage in Germany affect career outcomes of young workers who have just entered the labour market? The institutional setting, ...
26.11.2025
European Labour Market Barometer rises above 100 for the first time since mid-2023
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
23.10.2025
The role of physical leisure activities in refugees’structural integration
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration.
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration through enhancing their social capital, ...
14.10.2025
Retirement Age Reforms and Worker Substitutability: Implications for Employment of Older Workers
This paper studies how labor demand factors shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This paper studies how labor demand factors - specifically worker substitutability and job‑specific skills - shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
How does the introduction of the nationwide minimum wage in Germany affect career outcomes of young workers who have just entered the labour market? The institutional setting, ...
26.11.2025
European Labour Market Barometer rises above 100 for the first time since mid-2023
European Labour Market Barometer rises above 100 for the first time since mid-2023
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
23.10.2025
The role of physical leisure activities in refugees’structural integration
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration.
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration through enhancing their social capital, ...
14.10.2025
Retirement Age Reforms and Worker Substitutability: Implications for Employment of Older Workers
This paper studies how labor demand factors shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This paper studies how labor demand factors - specifically worker substitutability and job‑specific skills - shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
The European Labour Market Barometer has climbed above the neutral mark of 100 points for the first time since mid-2023.
23.10.2025
The role of physical leisure activities in refugees’structural integration
The role of physical leisure activities in refugees’structural integration
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration.
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration through enhancing their social capital, ...
14.10.2025
Retirement Age Reforms and Worker Substitutability: Implications for Employment of Older Workers
This paper studies how labor demand factors shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This paper studies how labor demand factors - specifically worker substitutability and job‑specific skills - shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This study investigates the role of engaging in physical leisure activities in facilitating refugees’ structural integration through enhancing their social capital, ...
14.10.2025
Retirement Age Reforms and Worker Substitutability: Implications for Employment of Older Workers
Retirement Age Reforms and Worker Substitutability: Implications for Employment of Older Workers
This paper studies how labor demand factors shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This paper studies how labor demand factors - specifically worker substitutability and job‑specific skills - shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.
This paper studies how labor demand factors - specifically worker substitutability and job‑specific skills - shape employment responses to a rise in the early retirement age.