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- Anger, Christina
- Bach, Helena
- Bakalis, Dennis
- Bardt, Hubertus
- Beznoska, Martin
- Bolwin, Lennart
- Burstedde, Alexander
- Busch, Berthold
- Bähr, Cornelius
- Büchel, Jan
- Decker, Mareike
- Demary, Markus
- Demary, Vera
- Deschermeier, Philipp
- Diermeier, Matthias
- Engels, Barbara
- Engler, Jan Felix
- Enste, Dominik H.
- Ewald, Johannes
- Flake, Regina
- Geis-Thöne, Wido
- Godesberg, Justina
- Goecke, Henry
- Grömling, Michael
- Hafemann, Klaus
- Hammermann, Andrea
- Henger, Ralph
- Hentze, Tobias
- Hünnemeyer, Vanessa Rebecca
- Hüther, Michael
- Kauder, Björn
- Kempermann, Hanno
- Kestermann, Christian
- Kirchhoff, Jasmina
- Kohlisch, Enno
- Kolev-Schaefer, Galina
- Koppel, Oliver
- Kremers, Corinna
- Küper, Malte
- Kürten, Louisa Marie
- Lang, Thorsten
- Lesch, Hagen
- Lichtenthäler, Sarah
- Malin, Lydia
- Matthes, Jürgen
- Mertens, Armin
- Metzler, Christoph
- Neligan, Adriana
- Niehues, Judith
- Oberst, Christian
- Obst, Thomas
- Pierenkemper, Sarah
- Pimpertz, Jochen
- Plünnecke, Axel
- Pohl, Pauline Anna
- Puls, Thomas
- Risius, Paula
- Rusche, Christian
- Röhl, Klaus-Heiner
- Sagner, Pekka
- Schaefer, Thilo
- Scheufen, Marc
- Schmitz, Edgar
- Schröder, Christoph
- Schumacher, Simon
- Schäfer, Holger
- Schüler, Ruth Maria
- Seele, Stefanie
- Seyda, Susanne
- Stettes, Oliver
- Stockhausen, Maximilian
- Vahlhaus, Isabel
- Vogel, Sandra
- Voigtländer, Michael
- Wendt, Jan
- Werner, Dirk
![Areas of Conflict and the Role of Works Councils in the Digital and Green Transitions Areas of Conflict and the Role of Works Councils in the Digital and Green Transitions](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/2/csm_IW-Trends_2024-03-01_Stettes_3c633b4be8.png)
Areas of Conflict and the Role of Works Councils in the Digital and Green Transitions
Digitalisation processes and investments in environmental and climate protection are often accompanied by the introduction of new procedures and working methods.
Oliver Stettes IW
![The Potential and the Reality in German Companies The Potential and the Reality in German Companies](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/e/csm_IW-Trends_2024-02-02_Bakalis-B%C3%BCchel_22dc4e54d4.png)
Data Utilisation and Data Sharing: The Potential and the Reality in German Companies
Companies that store their data extensively in digital form, process it in a structured manner and use it in a variety of ways can become particularly efficient members of the data economy.
Dennis Bakalis / Jan Büchel IW
![Artificial Intelligence – Will Boosted Productivity Lead to Better Pay? Artificial Intelligence – Will Boosted Productivity Lead to Better Pay?](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/9/csm_IW-Trends_2024-02-03_B%C3%BCchel-Monsef_74321d113b.png)
Artificial Intelligence – Will Boosted Productivity Lead to Better Pay?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used in a wide variety of applications both inside and outside the corporate world.
Jan Büchel / Roschan Monsef IW
![Obstacles to Data Sharing – An Outline of Recent Developments with Policy Recommendations Obstacles to Data Sharing – An Outline of Recent Developments with Policy Recommendations](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/7/csm_IW-Trends_2024-02-04_Scheufen_378eb1136a.png)
Obstacles to Data Sharing – An Outline of Recent Developments with Policy Recommendations
The increasing networking of production processes and the ability of artificial intelligence to analyse ever larger amounts of data offer enormous potential for the German economy. To exploit this potential fully, however, data must be shared.
Marc Scheufen IW
![Are Conflicts with the Aims of Monetary Policy Looming? Are Conflicts with the Aims of Monetary Policy Looming?](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/d/csm_IW-Trends_2024-02-05-Lesch_758d2b3047.png)
German Wage Policy between Inflation and Stagnation: Are Conflicts with the Aims of Monetary Policy Looming?
After the economic and financial crisis of 2008/9, the German labour market soon began to recover, creating scope for a comparatively expansive wage policy.
Hagen Lesch IW
![The Pros and Cons of Trade Union Membership The Pros and Cons of Trade Union Membership](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/e/csm_IW-Trends_2024-01-12_Bach_et_al_d0815ad769.png)
The Pros and Cons of Trade Union Membership
The decline in collective bargaining coverage in Germany is often attributed to the reluctance of companies to join an employers' association which negotiates collective agreements.
Helena Bach / Carolin Fulda / Sandra Vogel IW
![The Regional Distribution of Graduates in Germany The Regional Distribution of Graduates in Germany](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/7/csm_IW-Trends_2024-01-11_Geis-Th%C3%B6ne_4e82410948.png)
The Regional Distribution of Graduates in Germany
Graduates in Germany are distributed very unevenly across the country. Taking the population aged between 35 and 44, who have generally already completed their higher education, in 2019 the highest proportions of university graduates were to be found in Berlin and the Munich regional planning area.
Wido Geis-Thöne IW
![The Regional Distribution of Low-skilled Workers in Germany The Regional Distribution of Low-skilled Workers in Germany](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/5/csm_IW-Trends_2024-01-10-Geis-Th%C3%B6ne_8e8ee02354.png)
The Regional Distribution of Low-skilled Workers in Germany
Low-skilled workers in Germany are heavily concentrated in urban areas. In 2019, the proportion of 25- to 64-year-olds who had not completed at least two years of vocational training or higher education was almost twice as high in cities with a population of over 100,000 (20.8 per cent) as in small municipalities with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants (10.7 per cent).
Wido Geis-Thöne IW
![An Analysis of the Earnings of Employees Covered and Not Covered by Collective Agreements Based on the SOEP An Analysis of the Earnings of Employees Covered and Not Covered by Collective Agreements Based on the SOEP](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/f/csm_IW-Trends_2023-04-07_Bach_Hammermann_3f1db303f5.png)
Do Companies Bound by Collective Agreements Pay Better?
When discussing the gradual erosion of collective bargaining coverage, reference is often made to the importance of collective agreements in securing high salaries for employees.
Helena Bach/Andrea Hammermann IW
![Expenditures and Revenues in Germany’s Statutory Health Insurance Expenditures and Revenues in Germany’s Statutory Health Insurance](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/c/csm_IW-Trends_2023-04-04_Pimpertz_c593542d89.png)
Expenditures and Revenues in Germany’s Statutory Health Insurance
Almost annually recurring deficits in Germany’s statutory health insurance system have led to a steady rise in the contribution rate, a percentage of earned income.
Jochen Pimpertz IW
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