This paper presents an updated meta-analysis of the effect of currency unions on trade, focusing on the Euro area. Using meta-regression methods such as funnel asymmetry test, evidence for strong publication bias is found. The estimated underlying effect for non-Euro studies reaches about 50%....

The principal argument for subsidizing foreign investment is the assumed spillover of technology to local firms. Yet researchers report mixed results on spillovers. To examine the phenomenon in a systematic way, we collected 3,626 estimates from 57 empirical studies on between-sector spillovers...

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are developing Joint Estimates of the work-related burden of disease and injury (WHO/ILO Joint Estimates), with contributions from a large network of experts. Evidence from mechanistic data suggests...

Im Rahmen des Beratungsprojektes Arbeits- und Umweltschutz in Krankenhäusern erscheint diese Handlungshilfe für Betriebsräte und Expertinnen und Experten des betrieblichen Arbeitsschutzes in Krankenhäusern. Hoher Leistungs- und Zeitdruck, gepaart mit hoher Verantwortung, Schichtdienst,...

This booklet represents the short version of the START-procedure for the risk assessment of mental stress at the work. This procedure has been developed in the framework of a research project funded by the Hans-Böckler-Foundation.The research project aimed at developing strategies which...

With work a key vector of Covid-19 transmission, this report examines why it is critical that occupational health and safety measures take centre stage in mitigation policies. Workers in sectors declared essential by state authorities have been mandated to continue working in physical settings...

Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement (BGM) ist immer häufiger in Unternehmen anzutreffen. Die Vorteile einer gesundheitsorientierten Unternehmenskultur liegen dabei auf der Hand: positive Auswirkungen auf das Arbeitsunfähigkeitsgeschehen der Belegschaft, Imageförderung für die Unternehmen,...

In this paper, the current knowledge and issues regarding the economic impact of health at work in Germany is reviewed as a part of the EU project's. An inquiry into health and safety at work: a European Union perspective's (acronym: HEALTHatWORK). After a description of the German institutional...

Die Corona-Krise hat vor Augen geführt, dass sich die ohnehin schon hohen psychischen und auch physischen Arbeitsbelastungen in der stationären Langzeitpflege noch weiter erhöht haben. Zugleich hat die Corona-Krise aber auch verdeutlicht, wie wichtig betriebliche Unterstützungsstrukturen...