"The IAB-Establishment Panel indicates that smaller companies differ from larger ones in several ways. Differences in the employee and owner structure are reflected in the fact that smaller establishments offer knowledge-intensive jobs less often than larger establishments do, are generally...

"For many years there have been lively debates about the integration of women in the labour market, especially in terms of equality between women and men or the integration of women in management positions. In 2008 the data from the IAB Establishment Panel (Fischer et al. 2009) shed light on the...

"With the upturn in the economic situation and with the demographic change, the discussion about unfilled vacancies for skilled workers has become relevant again. The report aims to contribute to this discussion with analyses at establishment level. To what extent are establishments having...

"The German economy again grew in 2013. German establishments rated the economic environment as positive and have continued to create jobs since 2005. In such a positive economic environment recruiting skilled personnel turns out to be more difficult than in times of economic downturns....

"The integration of women in the German labour market has made progress during the last years. There are however still differences in the employment patterns of men and women. Using data from the IAB-establishment panel 2008, this paper analyses the employment patterns of men and women from the...

"Some 20 years after German reunification, living conditions and the economic base in East Germany are approaching that of West Germany in many areas. In view of this anniversary and against the backdrop of the global financial crisis that intensified in autumn 2008, this research report uses...

"Der Bericht stellt erste Ergebnisse aus dem IAB-Betriebspanel 2006 für West- und Ostdeutschland vor. In den Kapiteln 2 und 3 werden einzelne wirtschaftliche Indikatoren sowie die Zufriedenheit der Betriebe mit ihrem Standort näher analysiert. Die Standortzufriedenheit wurde in der Befragung...

"Mit der günstigen wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung hat auch die Diskussion um den Fachkräftebedarf wieder an Bedeutung gewonnen. Dieser wird in dem Bericht aus betrieblicher Perspektive genauer untersucht. Grundlage dafür bilden die Daten des IAB-Betriebspanels. Besonderes Augenmerk liegt bei...

"Zum ersten Mal seit Bestehen des IAB-Betriebspanels liegt hiermit ein gemeinsamer Bericht für West- und Ostdeutschland vor. Damit wird die bisher auf Ostdeutschland fokussierte Berichterstattung auf das gesamte Bundesgebiet ausgedehnt. Der Bericht stellt erste Ergebnisse aus dem...