"On the instructions of the Aachen district council, the Institute of German Economy looked into the question as to why a steady loss of jobs for low qualified people has developed in the Aachen region and what can be done against this at a local level. The research programme consisted of an...

An analysis of European employment deficits using employment-population ratios shows that there exist unexhausted employment potentials in many EU countries, in particular for older employees, but also for women and in the service sector. If the EU-15 were to match the U.S. employment-population...