"This article deals with the sometimes large differences which exist when collecting information on actual working hours by means of various surveys. In contrast to the IAB’s calculation of annual working hours based on macro-data, more and more often data on actual working hours are being...

"This article deals with the sometimes large differences which exist when collecting information on actual working hours by means of various surveys. In contrast to the IAB’s calculation of annual working hours based on macro-data, more and more often data on actual working hours are being...

The London Apprenticeship Campaign was launched in 2010 to boost the number of apprentices in London. It was developed as part of an ongoing policy focus to tackle long-standing skill shortfalls in the city, shortages which have been constraining employment, social opportunity and productivity....

As economic inequality in Europe has continued to rise, it has become the subject of increasing academic attention. What are the drivers of inequality? How does it affect intergenerational economic and social mobility? At what point does inequality become a drag on economic growth or a threat to...

"Low-wage employment has increased considerably in Germany in recent years due to the erosion of the collective bargaining system. At the same time the structure of the low-wage sector has changed. It has moved to the periphery of the labour market and career development prospects have...

"Sowohl die Massenarbeitslosigkeit von 1975 als auch der Anstieg der Arbeitslosigkeit auf über 2 Mio. zu Beginn der 80er Jahre konnte mit Hilfe von Langfristprojektionen des IAB vorausgeschätzt werden. Allerdings erwies sich die Politik als unfähig, hieraus die erforderlichen Konsequenzen zu...