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Zwei ältere Geschäftsleute, ein Mann und eine Frau, stehen in einem Bürogebäude vor einem Aufzug und unterhalten sich.

July 19, 2024 | Interviews

An international comparison of the employment situation among older people: “Germany has caught up considerably”

Christiane Keitel, Jutta Winters, Martin Schludi

In many developed countries the baby boomers are gradually reaching retirement age. This creates challenges for both labour supply and pension systems. At the same time, it is not a given that older ...read more

July 1, 2024 | Interviews

“Working on national topics and being part of the international research community go very well together”

Christiane Keitel

Research is increasingly international and benefits greatly from international exchange. The IAB is also becoming more and more international. Yuliya Kosyakova, Head of the IAB's research department ...read more

Das Bild zeigt Bernd Fitzenberger und Silke Anger vor dem IAB.

June 17, 2024 | Interviews

A broad field: Silke Anger and Bernd Fitzenberger on the importance of educational research at IAB

Martin Schludi

Educational research is an essential part of labour market and occupational research. At IAB, it is primarily, but by no means exclusively, conducted in the research unit “Education, Training, and ...read more

This picture shows a portrait of Professor Giovanni Peri.

June 14, 2024 | Interviews

“Locations where new work creation has been larger were also locations where employment levels grew more quickly”

Max Gerber, Jutta Winters

Professor Giovanni Peri, a renowned economist from the University of California, will give a Special Lecture at the IAB on 20 June 2024. He will share his research on the rise of new work in the US, ...read more

April 10, 2024 | Interviews

"The Research Data Centre provides a good example for other data areas"

Jutta Winters, Christiane Keitel, Laura Deckbar

The FDZ is now celebrating an anniversary: for twenty years, the Research Data Centre (FDZ) of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) has provided ...read more

The picture shows a portrait of Alan Manning.

March 8, 2024 | video

Gender Pay Gap in the United Kingdom and in Germany

Jutta Winters

The 8th of March marks the annual International Women’s Day. Wages are an important factor in driving gender parity. In a video interview Professor Alan Manning talks about the gender pay gap between ...read more

February 1, 2024 | Interviews

“Eroding trust in the state and in frontline workers can become a catalyst for the rise of populism”

Jutta Winters

Professor Gabriela Spanghero Lotta explores the dynamics of citizen-state interactions in Latin America, outlines the role of frontline workers in dealing with situations of vulnerability, and ...read more

November 29, 2023 | Interviews

“Not recognizing climate change related mobility will not obliterate it, but likely lead to more clandestine mobility”

Jutta Winters

Professor Filiz Garip from Princeton University talks in this interview about climate change, migration, and ...read more

October 31, 2023 | International perspectives on applying short-time work during the Covid-19 crisis

“The first six months expenditure for the Australian JobKeeper scheme lifted total national government expenditure by one quarter”

Martin Schludi