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Welcome at the Institute for Economics, Labour and Culture in Frankfurt. On this server you will find information and up-to-date references on our research foci. You can also find out about services offered, current projects in the Institute and related results.

Upcoming events

01.03.2011: Declared Labour in Domestic Services in Europe

06.10.2011: Second European Day- Initiative for the Networking of Regional Labour Market Observatories.

07.10.2011: Measuring Mobility of Labour as a challenge for Regional Labour Market Monitoring.

November 2011:
20 Years of IWAK

 


 

03.02.2011
Call for Articles: Network Anthology 2011 “Measuring Geographical Mobility in Regional Labour Market Monitoring”
All interested persons, institutes and organisations who would like to contribute an article to the anthology on this theme are invited to contact the Network Coordinator, Ruth Hasberg, by the 28 th of February 2010. Further information about the topic and main issues you can find in the following document.

Call

03.02.2011
Invitation to all European labour market observatories to evaluate a set of indicators in youth monitors

The Initiative “Networking Regional Labour Market Observatories in Europe” – a project within the European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring created a set of indicators to improve and evaluate them in regional youth monitoring. All Observatories are invited to participate and discuss the results on the next workshop, the European Day 2011. All information are available in the following document.

Invitation

28.01.2011
European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring – Newsletter January 2011

Current information and news about all activities within the project European Network on Regional Labour Market Monitoring are provided in the detailed newsletter January 2011.

Newsletter
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24.01.2011
Conference “Successful Strategies for Creating Declared Employment in Private Homes: National and European Perspectives” on 1 March 2011 at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels

Final event of the EU-project “Reducing Illegal Employment in Private Households of the Elderly”

Invitation

10.01.2011
Article on undeclared work in private households published

On 27 December 2010, an article by Christa Larsen and Stefan Ekert was published in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Based on the successes of the French Borloo-Plan in creating declared employment in private homes they argued that also Germany needed a coherent strategy for boosting the market for domestic services. The article was based on the insights from the EU-project "Labour Market Measures for Reducing Illegal Employment and Undeclared Work in Private Households of the Elderly". 

Artikel

23.12.2010
IWAK Enterprise Survey 2010:
Employment Prognosis 2011/2012

Economic recovery reached the labour market: Enterprises in the Rhine-Main-Area expect employment to rise by 1% in 2011.

Report

03.12.2010
New publication in December 2010

Based on two studies of IWAK, the book provides an overview of vocational training of employees in Hesse, with a special focus on elderly and low-skilled workers.

Flyer

02.12.2010
Final Report IAB-Enterprise Panel Hessen 2009

The Final Report of the IAB Establishment Panels Hessen 2009 is now available. It offers information and findings on the economic situation, the development of the labour market and the employment behaviour of companies in Hessen.

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01.12.2010
Regional Labour Market Observatories: Presentations of the first European Day

In October 2010 the first European Day in Marseille was about the topic “Confronting Experiences & Building Bridges in the Perspective of a Common Labour Market in Europe”. The presentations are now available.

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30.11.2010
New documentation of the results of the conference of the European Network of Regional Labour Market Monitoring

The results of the Annual Meeting of the European Network of Regional Labour Market Monitoring in October 2010 in Marseille are now available online.

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27.09.2010
New Publication in October 2010

Regional Monitoring Approaches for the Reduction and the Prevention of Youth Unemployment in Europe.   Available at Hampp-Verlag: www.hampp-verlag.de

Introduction (65 kb)
Flyer (343 kb)

06.07.2010
Hessen's enterprisess in 2009 mostly affected only moderately by crisis
The results of the latest IAB Enterprise Panel Report show that a dramatic worsening because of the financial and economic crisis is not viewable in 2009. A general all-clear for the Hessian Economy can although not be given.

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23.06.2010
European Day 2010, 06th / 07th October 2010, Marseille

Topic: “First European Conference of Regional Labour Market Observatories. Confronting Experiences & Building Bridges in the Perspective of a Comman Labour Market in Europe”. Conference language will be English. Discussions and plenary presentations will be transferred in French.

Programme (engl.)
Programme (frz.)
Invitation (engl.)
Invitation (frz.)
Hotels
Registration
Characteristic-Form LMO

22.06.2010
Annual Meeting of the European Network of Regional Labour Market Monitoring, 07th / 08th October 2010, Marseille

Topic: “Reduction of Youth Unemployment through Regional Labour Market Monitoring ”. Conference language will be English.

Programme
Invitation (engl.)
Invitation (frz.)
Hotels
Registration

05.05.2010
IAB Establishment Panel Hesse: Report on training published

The effects of the financial and economic crisis fall on the training market of Hessen are considerably less negative than it was feared. However, there were also distressed effects. More information about the educational situation in Hesse in 2009 at the IAB Establishment Panel report.

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23.03.2010
Causes for a higher poverty risk for single parents: final results of research project released

The study concludes that in 2006 about one third of female single parent families in Rhineland-Palatinate was either poor or threatened by poverty. As main causes for the higher poverty risk a lack of employment as well as low qualifications were identified.

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22.03.2010
Final Paper on the Development of Poverty in Rhineland-Palatinate released

The study reveals that one in seven people in Rhineland-Palatinate is threatened by poverty. This is a slightly higher average than in the whole of West Germany. High-risk groups include people aged 65 and older, migrants as well as unemployed people.

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22.03.2010
Final Paper on the Development of Prosperity and Wealth in Rhineland-Palatinate released

The study reveals that 9 percent of the people in Rhineland-Palatinate earn enough income to be considered wealthy. This percentage is slightly higher than in 2003 and the consecutive years. A quota of 25 percent income-rich people on persons with a general qualification for university entrance clarifies t he positive effect of a good education on the personal income level. Compared to income levels property and monetary assets are notedly unevenly distributed.

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09.02.2010
IWAK Enterprise Survey 2009: "Mismatch problems and anticipated employment trends for selected occupational groups"

After IWAK employment forecast for 2010 employment in the region will decline slightly. However, the results show that at least for specific occupational groups and for certain companies a lack of (skilled) labor is a fact…(read more)

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21.01.2010
Chance 50 plus: Results of the questioning in the district of Wetterau


The evaluation shows that the enterprises in the district of Wetterau have a positive attitude toward older workers. In almost three quarters of the companies older workers attend continuing training as often as younger workers and 85 percent of all companies are prepared to occupy their vacancies with workers older than 50 years.

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15.10.2009
UPDATE: Past Annual Meeting of the European Network of Regional Labour Market Monitoring, Copenhagen

Please find here the presentations of the Annual Network Meeting 2009.The next meeting of the European Network of Regional Labour Market Monitoring will be at the 8th of October 2010 in Marseille.

11.10.2009
New Publication in October 2009

Information Systems for Regional Labour Market Monitoring. State of the Art and Perspectives. Available at Hampp-Verlag: www.hampp-verlag.de

Introduction
Flyer

22.09.2009
UPDATED PROGRAMME: Annual Meeting of the European Network of Regional Labour Market Monitoring, 08th / 9th October 2009, Copenhagen

Topic: “Regional and Local Labour Market Intelligence through Labour Market Monitoring – Further Development of Existing Instruments - Opportunities of New Information and Communication Technologies”. Conference language will be English.

Invitation
Programme
Registration

18.06.2009
Annual Meeting of the European Network of Regional Labour Market Monitoring, 08th / 9th October 2009, Copenhagen

Topic: “Regional and Local Labour Market Intelligence through Labour Market Monitoring – Further Development of Existing Instruments - Opportunities of New Information and Communication Technologies”. Conference language will be English.

Invitation
Programme
Registration

27.05.2009
Career Paths of Geriatric Nurses - Presentation in Berlin

Experts from districts and cities as well as from politics, administration, research and praxis who are interested in new research results and insights into the occupational field of elderly care have been invited for the presentation of the study results.  

Press Materials
Information
Presentation

05.05.2009
regio pro–Regional Forecasting on Employment and Qualifications for the Rhine-Main Area

A report on the results of
medium-term early determination of skilled labour needs in connection with the “regio pro” project, published by the Rainer Hampp Verlag.

Information and order form
Table of Contents

27.04.2009
IAB Establishment Panel Report Hessen 01/2009: Vocational Training in Hessen 2008

In Hessen, there were 107,700 trainees at the end of June 2008. This represents an increase in trainee numbers by 2.3% in comparison to the previous year. Further statistics and facts to the labour market in Hessen:

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23.04.2009
Illegal Employment in Europe – The Situation in Private Homes of the Elderly

A bilingual anthology based on the recent seminar on „Domestic Support and Care between Quality Requirements and Costs” is being published by the Rainer Hampp Verlag: www.Hampp-Verlag.de.

Information and order form
Table of Contents

22.04.2009
Presentation "Occupational and vocational training for low-skilled employees in Hesse "

The results will be presented at a workshop of the Hessian Qualifizierungsbeaufragten .

Informations
Final report (PDF 770kb)

21.04.2009
Start of the second survey sampling for the Hessen Health Care Worker Monitoring on 22 April 2009

On 22 April 2009, the second wave of surveying started for the Hessen Health Care Worker Monitoring. Once more, all service providers, as well as vocational, occupational and supplemental training institutions in Hessen were surveyed on the issues of the labour market, employment, and training programs.

Project information(PDF 60kb)
To the official Web Site (PDF 20kb)

16.04.2009
Professional Biographies of Geriatric Care Givers – Presentation of the Final Report on 27 May 2009 in Berlin.

Experts from cities and rural areas, as well as from research, practice, politics and administration, were invited to Berlin to be presented the new research results and approaches to the professional area of geriatric care.

Program (PDF 60kb)
Registration (PDF 20kb)

08.04.2009
Chance 50plus: More Open for Employing Older Workers – Attitudes of Employers in the Region have changed.

Older workers have significantly better chances on the labour market than before the start of the employment program “Chance 50plus”. Roughly half of the enterprises believe that workers over 50 years are employable without limit. Only 9% of the enterprises would hire older workers only when no younger workers were available.

Press Materials (PDF 70kb)

07.04.2009
IWAK Enterprise Survey 2008

The second report from the IWAK Survey 2008 focused on the employment situations for migrants in the region.

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17.12.2008
IWAK Enterprise Survey 2008:
Employment Prognosis 2009/2010

The results of the latest IWAK Enterprise Survey are now available.

Download (PDF 62 kb)

28.11.2008
Final Report IAB-Enterprise Panel Hessen 2007

The Final Report of the IAB Establishment Panels Hessen 2007 is now available. It offers information and findings on the economic situation, the development of the labour market and the employment behaviour of companies in Hessen.

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22.10.2008
IAB Establishment Panel Hessen Report 03/2008: Company-based Advanced Training in Hessen 2007


The internationalization of economic processes and technological development lead to structural changes in the economy, employment and the labour market in Hessen. This situation requires new adjustment processes to avoid qualification “mismatches”. The present report examines in how far the companies in Hessen are using the possibilities for adaptive qualification of their employees, and whether this will lead to an increase in importance for advanced and further training programs.

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20.10.2008
IAB Establishment Panel Hessen Report 04/2008: Innovation Behaviour of Hessen Companies 2007

Innovations are nearly universally perceived as a key to growth and employment. Various factors lead Hessen companies to innovation adoption. Besides investment, employment, company size and the company branch, research and development is one of the central components of innovation activities in a company. The qualification structure of personnel and the advanced training behaviour of innovative companies are compared to non-innovative companies to determine the differences between them.

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07.10.2008
IWAK Report on Poverty and Wealth in Hessen
IWAK has produced a short report on poverty and wealth in Hessen.

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28.08.2008
New Publication in October 2008

Target Group Monitoring in European Regions. Empirical Findings and Conceptual Approaches soon available at Hampp-Verlag: www.hampp-verlag.de

Foreword
Contents
Abstract

24.07.2008
Final Report published on the "Company-based Advanced Training in Hessen" Project

The final report "Stocktaking and Possibilities for Establishing an Advanced Training Information System in Hessen" is now available.

Summary Version (PDF 142kb)
Full Version (PDF 265kb)

24.07.2008
IAB Establishment Panel Hessen Report 02/2008: Personal Development – Focus Point Skilled Labour

The demand in Hessen companies for skilled labour has grown since the beginning or middle of this decade. Various indicators, such as personnel structure, new employment and open positions, point in this direction. Up to now, however, there has been no significant skilled labour shortage to be found, even when the hiring processes for skilled labour has become somewhat more difficult.

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26.06.2008
Domestic Service Provision in Households of Elderly and Needy Persons in Hessen

In cooperation with the Hessen Agency, IWAK has determined for the Social Ministry of Hessen the need of elderly and needy persons for domestic service provision in Hessen. The results are now available.

To the Publications

09.05.2008
IAB Establishment Panel Report Hessen 01/2008: On-The-Job Training in Hessen 2007

On the date of the survey (30 June 2007), there were about 2,129,000 persons in Hessen employed in wage labour. Of these, about 107,700 were still in training. This represents an increase in apprentice positions of 5,700 compared to the previous year, and signals a trend reversal in on-the-job training in Hessen.

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30.04.2008
Final Report on IWAK Study: Branch Monitoring Care in Rhineland Palatinate 2005/2006

Change in the Care Labour Market in Rhineland Palatinate. While in 2003 there was a shortage of skilled labour for many care professions, in 2005 the care providers could cover their personnel needs largely with the existing supply. For many qualification levels and regions, a significant supply surplus can be projected.

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17.03.2008
IWAK Company Survey, Fall 2007 -
Personnel Needs in the Rhine-Main Region

According to the IWAK Company Survey in Fall 2007, about 12% of the companies in the Rhine-Main Region have open positions that that cannot fill…

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IWAK Frankfurt

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60054 Frankfurt
Phone: +49(0)69-798-23855
Fax: +49(0)69-798-28233

Members of the Board:
Prof.Dr. Robert Pütz
(Chair of the Board)
Prof.Dr. Alfons Schmid
(Deputy Chair)
Prof.Dr. Birgit Blättel-Mink
Prof.Dr. Marc Boeckler
Prof.Dr. Alexander Ebner
Prof.Dr. Klaus Wolf

Managing Director :
Dr. Christa Larsen



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