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October 7, 2026: Lecture at the “Denkraum” of the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development, and Construction (BMWSB) - online.

Is Large-Scale Labor Mobility a Challenge for Civil Protection? (in German)

Dr. Andreas Koch [IAW]

September 14, 2026: German Center for Aging Research (DZA) in Berlin.

Modeling Employment Histories Using Machine Learning Methods (in German).

Dr. Natalie Herdegen [IAW]

IAW Study “Strategy for a Strong Economic Metropolis: Berlin” published.

Berlin has considerable potential for economic development. A diverse business landscape, science and research, a vibrant startup scene, and an international orientation characterize the city as a business location. At the same time, bottlenecks in financing, skilled labor, housing, transportation, international accessibility, and administration may limit further economic momentum. Commissioned by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Berlin), the IAW conducted a study that essentially answers the question of what economic scale Berlin could achieve if it specifically addressed key location bottlenecks.

Study (in German)

“Transformation Through Skilled Trades” – New Approaches to Recruiting Skilled Workers in the Skilled Trades Sector.

Demographic change, digitalization, and skilled worker shortages pose major challenges for the skilled trades sector. Against this backdrop, the Federal Employment Agency (BA) and the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) launched the pilot project “Transformation Through Skilled Trades” in 2021. The goal was to test new approaches to recruiting skilled workers and to enhance the appeal of the skilled trades as an employer.

The IAW conducted a scientific evaluation of the pilot project and its subprojects on behalf of the Federal Employment Agency’s Lower Saxony-Bremen Regional Directorate. The results and the resulting recommendations for action have now been published in the IAW Policy Reports series.

July 15, 2026: 20th SGB II Forum – “Networking. Making an Impact. Thinking Ahead,” conference of the job centers in Baden-Württemberg, Eislingen.

Facilitator of the workshop ‘Binding, measurable and effective: embedding equality in the SGB II target-based management system’ (in German).

Andrea Kirchmann and Christin Schafstädt [IAW]

Publications

Tobias Brändle, Laszlo Goerke

The one constant: a causal effect of collective bargaining on employment growth? Evidence from German linked-employer-employee data.
In: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 65: 445-478. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.12180