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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The project provides short reports and dialogue formats on labor market and social policy issues to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The purpose is to inform the current debate and the political…
This project examined the midterm effects of additional career assistance and alternative transition paths after German lower track secondary school.We used a control group approach for the impact evaluation of…
This SEEK project aimed at a deeper understanding of inequalities both within and across regions in Germany and Europe. The project hence combines expertise in Regional Labour and Public Economics and mainly seeks…
Jointly with a team around Professor Dirk Sliwka, University of Cologne, and Prof. Patrick Kampkötter, University of Tübingen, and on behalf of the Institute for Labour Market Research (IAB), this project develops…