The German government is planning to reform Hartz IV by replacing it with a simpler and more accessible system known as Bürgergeld. Using a random-based survey of eight job centers in North Rhine-Westphalia, this Weekly Report considers the perspectives of the long-term unemployed: What do they...

According to representative survey results of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), volunteer rates have been continually rising in Germany over the past 30 years. Contributing factors include young adults' growing willingness to volunteer as well as an increase in the volunteer behavior of older...

Im Spätsommer 2022 ist die Weltwirtschaft im Abschwung. Anhaltend hohe Inflationsraten haben die US-Notenbank und viele weitere Zentralbanken veranlasst, mit einer Straffung ihrer Geldpolitik zu beginnen. Zudem ist seit dem Ausbruch des Ukraine-Kriegs Energie knapper und teurer geworden....

Despite numerous studies on skill development, we know little about the effects of extracurricular music activities on cognitive and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how music training during childhood and youth affects the development of cognitive skills, school grades, personality,...