We develop a model which shows that wages, prices and real income should grow faster in countries with low increase in their labour force. If not, other countries experience growing unemployment and/or trade deficit. This result is applied to the case of Germany, which has displayed a...

We propose a novel framework that integrates the "task approach" for a more precise production modeling into the search-and-matching model with low- and high-skilled workers, and wage setting by labor unions. We establish the relationship between task reallocation and changes in wage pressure,...

Youth unemployment has become a severe economic and societal problem in many European countries. This paper gives an overview of the current situation and assesses different policy options. It emphasizes the role of stronger intra-EU mobility of young workers, policies to make vocational...

Forschungsbericht zu einem <a href="http://www.integrationsministerium-bw.de/pb/,Lde/Startseite/Themen/Anonymisierte+Bewerbungsverfahren" target="_new">Pilotprojekt</a> des Ministeriums für Integration Baden-Württemberg, Bonn 2014 (93 Seiten)

Studie in Zusammenarbeit mit der Beobachtungsstelle für gesellschaftspolitische Entwicklungen in Europa (BEO), Bonn/Berlin 2012 (46 Seiten)<br><b><a href="http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/reports/report_pdfs/iza_report_45_en.pdf">[English version]</a></b> (Eldercare Services – Lessons from a European Comparison)