Workers whose jobs are affected by structural change and digitization are required to continuously adapt their vocational skills to the requirements of the labor market. This adaptation is also essential for the competitiveness of their employer firms. The German legislature addressed this issue...

Substantial evidence shows that North Americans are generally more accepting of the market than Europeans and attribute market outcomes to a larger degree to effort or skill. Thus, North Americans might be more accepting of layoffs and pay cuts than Germans, and Germans might be more sensitive...

The FIS-funded project "Acceptance of social and labor market programs and regulations" asks citizens about their assessment of specific design alternatives for social and labor market policies in Germany. This report describes the design and the field organization of the second online survey...

Das FIS-geförderte Projekt "Die Akzeptanz sozial- und arbeitsmarktpolitischer Maßnahmen und Regelungen" befragt Bürgerinnen und Bürger zu ihrer Einschätzung konkreter Ausgestaltungsalternativen der Sozial- und Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland. Dieser Bericht beschreibt das Design und die...

Kurzarbeitergeld soll Betrieben in Krisenzeiten helfen, Entlassungen zu vermeiden, und den Lohn von Beschäftigten vorübergehend sichern. Anlässlich der Covid-19-Pandemie wurden die Konditionen beim Bezug von Kurzarbeitergeld vorübergehend großzügiger ausgestaltet. Das IAB hat Menschen, die...