In view of high and persistent unemployment in the European industrialised countries there is growing consensus that more flexibility is needed with regard to both the legal and institutional conditions governing the labour market (external flexibility) and the management of human resources...

In its recent World Employment and Social Outlook, the ILO published estimates of the number of jobs related to global supply chains (GSCs) for 40 countries in 1995–2013. This paper provides a detailed description of the methodology that was used for the estimation and documents the links...

Das IAB äußert sich in dieser Stellungnahme zu ausgewählten Aspekten des Gesetzentwurfes der Regierungsfraktionen CDU/CSU und FDP sowie der Anträge der Fraktionen Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Die Linke und SPD. Sie betreffen die Begründung des Regelbedarfs (insbesondere zur Bestimmung der...

In view of high and persistent unemployment in the European industrialised countries there is growing consensus that more flexibility is needed with regard to both the legal and institutional conditions governing the labour market (external flexibility) and the management of human resources...