During the COVID-19 pandemic there were supply chain bottlenecks all over the world with regard to raw materials and intermediate products. In this article, we examine how these constraints affected labour market development. For an empirical panel analysis, we combine survey data and...

Durch das wachsende Mobilitätsaufkommen, die Digitalisierung und insbesondere den Klimaschutz unterliegt das Mobilitätssystem einem tiefgreifenden Wandel. Auf Basis der BIBB-IAB-Qualifikations- und Berufsprojektionen werden anhand einer Szenarioanalyse die Folgen eines Regimewechsels im...

This paper evaluates the short-term labour market impact of the COVID-19 Containment measures in Germany. We take the closure of economic sectors such as restaurants and retail as a treatment, which enables difference-in-difference estimation. Additionally considering input-output linkages...

This paper evaluates the short-term labour market impact of the COVID-19 containment measures in Germany. It examines two dimensions of the first lockdown in Germany, namely the length and the strength of the lockdown. While the assessment of the length is conducted via variation across regions...

This paper evaluates the short-term labour market impact of the COVID-19 containment measures in Germany. It examines two dimensions of the first lockdown in Germany, namely the length and the strength of the lockdown. While the assessment of the length is conducted via variation across regions...

With the Russian war against Ukraine, global economic conditions changed abruptly. We provide first causal evidence of effects of the energy crisis on Germany as Europe's most important economy. Combining cost structure data, national accounts and administrative labour market data, we identify...

Seit Dezember 2014 werden die Arbeitsagenturen monatlich zur ihrer Einschätzung der Beschäftigungswirkung des allgemeinen Mindestlohns über die nächsten drei Monate in ihrem Agenturbezirk befragt. Zu Beginn sah knapp ein Fünftel der Agenturen Beschäftigungsverluste voraus. Über die ersten...

This paper analyses the relationship between wage inequality and labour market development. Relevant economic theories are ambiguous, just as public debates. We measure the effects of wage inequality, skill-biased and skill-neutral technology on hours worked, productivity and wages in a novel...