Projects of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 15.11.2017 – 30.04.2018

    Innovation and the Future of Work

    The aim of this project was to provide a review of the literature on technological change and the future of work in the EU and its member states including an overview of potential policy options at the EU,…

  2. Project // 01.10.2017 – 31.01.2021

    Human Resource Management and Employee Retention: Empirical Analyses Using new Linked Employer-Employee Data II

    The aim of this research project was the investigation of the link between an employers` use of human resource management practices and employees` perceived quality of work as well as their decision to stay with…

  3. Project // 01.09.2017 – 30.06.2022

    Coordination Priority Program "The German Labor Market in a Globalized World: Challenges Through Trade, Technology and Demographics" (SPP1764)

    The central purpose of the Priority Program was to advance top level research to develop a deeper understanding of the challenges facing labor markets in Germany in particular and throughout Europe in a global…

  4. Project // 01.06.2017 – 15.05.2018

    Work 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges for Luxembourg

    The aim of this project is to investigate the ongoing digital transformation and its potential impact on the future of work in Luxembourg taking into account its specific economic structure. The resulting study…

  5. Project // 01.05.2017 – 31.12.2020

    Costs and Returns from Changing the Field of Study and Dropping out of University

    The research project "Analyses of costs and returns to subject change and university dropout" (AKEFS) examined select causes and economic consequences of changing the field of study or leaving university without a…

  6. Project // 01.04.2017 – 31.12.2020

    Short-Term Economic and Social Effects of Humanitarian Immigration

    Increased refugee immigration to Europe in 2015 still constitutes a major policy concern for host countries. At that time, potential impacts of immigration on host countries’ societies and economies were…

  7. Project // 01.04.2017 – 31.12.2022

    Digitization and Changing World of Work: A Data Basis for Interdisciplinary Socio-Political Research

    The world of work is becoming increasingly digitized. This process induces a fundamental change of the world of work, which brings along new challenges for different aspects of social policy. This project focuses…

  8. Project // 01.01.2017 – 31.12.2020

    Job Search Strategies – Selection and Employment Effects

    The emergence of the internet as a mass medium has led to a dramatic decline in the cost of acquiring and disseminating information. This also affects the search for a job. In the first part of the project, the…

  9. Project // 01.11.2016 – 30.09.2021

    Does a Minimum Wage Boost Automation and Outsourcing?

    The research project analyzed the long-run adjustments of firms and workers in response to the introduction of a minimum wage. The project was motivated by recent technological advances which allow firms to…