The pandemic dealt a severe blow to the Italian people and their economy. GDP fell by nearly 9 percent in 2020, with much larger drops for contact-intensive services. Public and corporate debt increased strongly and preexisting vulnerabilities have likely worsened. The government is prioritizing...

The Canadian economy was operating at close to capacity and had strong policy buffers when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Economic and social restrictions put in place in March 2020 helped to mitigate the first wave of the virus, but they came at a significant cost. There was an unprecedented...

The UK's rapid vaccination campaign enabled it to start to reopen the economy in the Spring of 2021. With highly accommodative policies, the recovery has been faster than expected. However, capacity constraints and rising price pressures have emerged while new Covid-19 variants have raised new...

Der Personal- und Fachkräftemangel in der Pflege ist groß. Es fehlt an Nachwuchs und die Arbeitsbedingungen sind wenig attraktiv. Die 2017 beschlossene Neuordnung der Pflegeberufe mit der generalistischen Ausbildung hatte den Anspruch, nicht nur die Ausbildung an veränderte Anforderungen...

Zu dieser Fragestellung hat das Institut Arbeit und Wirtschaft (iaw) im Auftrag der Arbeitnehmerkammer Bremen für die vorliegende Studie Expertinnen und Experten aus der unmittelbaren Ausbildungspraxis befragt - schulisches Lehrpersonal, betriebliches Ausbildungspersonal und Auszubildende aus...

Denmark entered the pandemic on a strong economic footing and utilized its large policy space built over time to successfully address the crisis and lay the ground for a strong recovery. The outlook is for a rebound in activity, but uncertainty remains elevated with risks tilted to the downside....