The European Low-wage Employment Research network (LoWER), started in 1996, will continue its activities with a focus on the uncertain position of the low skilled in societies that are increasingly functioning on…
The progress of EU member countries with regard to the Lisbon agenda is evaluated on the basis of structural indicators. The design and composition of this list of structural indicators were assessed in the course…
In light of increasing pressures to reform the compulsory long term care insurance, the committee in charge of reforming the social insurance system, recommended to exploit any potential for rationalising the…
The importance of lifelong learning was stressed in the conclusions of the Lisbon summit in 2000. Particular emphasis was placed on the need to increase the level and the efficiency of investment in lifelong…
The project aim is the progression of the IAB/ZEW model PACE-L, which has been developed as model instrument for the macroeconomic analysis of labour market policies. The extension now supports the disaggregation…
The employment share of women increases in Germany while the fertility rate decreases. These patterns are often interpreted as indicating the difficulty of balancing work and family life. This project evaluates…
On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour (BMWA), this pilot study develops a research plan to evaluate those labour market policy measures which have been implemented on the recommendation of the…