Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-074 // 2013

    Die Arbeitsmarktanalyse in der wirtschaftspolitischen Beratung des Sachverständigenrates

    This paper overviews labor market analyses presented in the annual reports of the German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE). During the previous decades this topic has taken center stage due to the high and…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-057 // 2013

    Regional Age Structure, Human Capital and Innovation - Is Demographic Ageing Increasing Regional Disparities?

    Demographic ageing has increasingly become one of the most pressing challenges that industrialized economies are facing in the 21st century. In particular, this trend has raised the concern that an ageing…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-056 // 2013

    What Active Labour Market Programmes Work for Immigrants in Europe? A Meta-Analysis of the Evaluation Literature

    Immigrants are a disadvantaged group on European labour markets. In most countries, they are over-represented in unemployment and under-represented in employment. To integrate immigrants into the labour market,…