"The report examines the quantitative and qualitative structural change in employment in the period from 1985 to 1995. In the first part sectoral structures are analysed, in the second part occupation and training structures. The regions examined are the old Länder (i.e. former West Germany)...

"The report examines the quantitative and qualitative structural change in employment in the period from 1985 to 1995. In the first part sectoral structures are analysed, in the second part occupation and training structures. The regions examined are the old Länder (i.e. former West Germany)...

Outsourcing is widely associated with accompanied job losses in the outsourcing firm, at least in the short run. However, the medium and long run effects of outsourcing on employment growth might still be positive. This paper particularly focuses on IT outsourcing and its medium-term effects on...

The concept of the "employment threshold" plays an important role in the public of unemployment. The employment threshold is defined as that growth rate of output which is necessary to keep employment constant despite the continuous rise in labor productivity. It is related to the Okun...

"The prospects for Germany's economic development are good at present. Nonetheless there are also uncertainties and downsides. For this reason our labour market forecast for 2000 is based on a range of assumptions for the actual economic growth. The overview includes the basic data of these...

"The prospects for Germany's economic development are good at present. Nonetheless there are also uncertainties and downsides. For this reason our labour market forecast for 2000 is based on a range of assumptions for the actual economic growth. The overview includes the basic data of these...