June 21, 2024: "Growth, Prosperity, Democracy" - FES-IAW Workshop at the Head Office of the Deutsche Bundesbank in Baden-Württemberg
Economic growth rates in Germany, as in most other western industrialized nations, have declined significantly in recent decades. This will not change significantly in the medium term, as calculations of so-called potential growth by the German Council of Economic Experts and others show.
This forms the background for a workshop held by the IAW and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation on June 21, 2024 at the headquarters of the Deutsche Bundesbank in Baden-Württemberg in Stuttgart. Around 20 participants from various scientific disciplines, administration, trade unions and associations discussed, among other things, how the consequences of climate change and the armed conflict continue to hamper growth and exacerbate distribution issues. Other contributions dealt with the relevance of alternative measures of prosperity and the effects on cities and regions.
Despite slightly higher current and forecast growth rates, economic development in Baden-Württemberg remains subdued. There is still no sign of a consistent upward trend. According to the latest nowcast from the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) and the University of Hohenheim, gross domestic product (GDP) - adjusted for seasonal and working-day effects - will increase at a growth rate of 0.4% in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter. However, this positive development may not be sustainable, as forecasts for the third and fourth quarters predict a temporary return to zero growth.
The Deutsche Bundesbank, Head Office Stuttgart, and the Institute for Applied Economic Research e.V. (IAW) at the University of Tübingen invite you to the 9th Bundesbank-IAW Lecture at the University of Tübingen.
This year's speaker is Professor Dr Moritz Schularick, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and Professor of Economics at Sciences Po (Paris).
IAW lecture event with panel discussion at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Lecture:
Gender equality in the labor market - scientific evidence and political options for action.
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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, Chair of Macroeconomics and Development at the Department of Economics at Goethe University Frankfurt a.M.
Panel discussion:
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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, Goethe University of Frankfurt a.M. Dr. Nicola Brandt, Head of the OECD Berlin Centre Dr. Claudia Holtschlag, HR Analytics & Transformation Manager, Vodafone Roland Wolf, Managing Director and Head of the Labor Law and Collective Bargaining Policy Department, BDA Moderation: Johannes Pennekamp, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Award of the Norbert Kloten Prize for Applied Economic Research 2024
Vocational language courses improve German language skills, but only strengthen labor market integration to a limited extent
Overcoming barriers: Lack of permeability in the nursing education system requires structural adjustments
9th Bundesbank-IAW Lecture on July 18, 2024: How can Europe respond to global economic challenges? Professor Dr. Moritz Schularick (President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy)
No significant economic growth is expected in Baden-Württemberg in the first quarter of 2024 either. According to the latest nowcast from the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) and the University of Hohenheim, gross domestic product (GDP) - adjusted for seasonal and working day effects - will only increase at a growth rate of 0.1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. The two subsequent quarters will also be characterised by low economic momentum, with the forecast growth rate moving only slightly upwards.
Overall, the different types of courses offer heterogeneous groups of participants good opportunities to further develop their linguistic and social integration. On the other hand, job-related German language support only partially achieves the desired effects in terms of labour market integration in the period of up to 30 months after the start of a vocational language course. During the language acquisition phase, vocational language courses, which are usually full-time programmes, can only be combined with gainful employment to a limited extent. Even after completing the course, former participants are less likely to be employed than comparable non-participants during the observation period.
Permeability in and out of continuing education plays a major role because, among other things, it serves to ensure the best possible care for patients and those in need of care. From a professional policy perspective and from the perspective of the educational subjects themselves, it can lead to an increase in the attractiveness of the nursing profession. However, there are a number of obstacles to further training in nursing: In addition to the high lack of transparency of further training providers, certificates and content, further training is not (sufficiently) financially worthwhile. Employer support is dependent on individual cases and rarely follows a long-term strategy - with negative effects on carers who are willing to undertake further training.
