Projects of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. Project // 04.10.2016 – 30.04.2019

    Contract with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs: Scientific Advise and Corresponding Dialog Formats concerning the Welfare State, the Change of Work and Social Integration

    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…

  8. Project // 01.09.2016 – 31.08.2019

    Transitions from Lower Track Secondary School to Vocational Education

    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…

  9. Project // 01.04.2016 – 31.05.2019

    SEEK-Project 2016: Fiscal and Labour Policy Institutions and Inequality

    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…