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IW-Newsletter
No. 5 from September 1, 2010
Engineers: Does the Shortage Jeopardize Germany’s Comparative Advantages?
Compared to other European countries, Germany presently has a comparative advantage in the medium-high technology sector in which the exper­tise of engineers is vital. more

IW-Newsletter
No. 2 from May 25, 2011
S&E Graduates: Action Is Needed To Avoid Bottlenecks
As the focus of the German economy is on medium-high technologies, graduates of science and engineering (S&E) are particularly important for German companies. In the medium term, the many of the employed S&E graduates will retire from the workforce and will have to be replaced by new graduates to keep employment constant. more

IW-Newsletter
No. 1 from January 4, 2010
Employment Prospects of Elderly Engineers: Employers Have to Adapt Human Resource Policies
Engineers play a significant role in strengthening and sustaining the competitiveness of German manufacturing companies. Yet more than half of these firms employ engineers 50 years and older who will retire within the next 15 years. more

IW-Newsletter
No. 4 from December 18, 2008
Skill Shortage in Sciences and Engineering : Clearing the Bottleneck
According to the latest IW-Survey on Training and Employment, more than half of the responding firms are either already experiencing a shortage of skilled employees or are expecting one in the next few years. more

IW-Newsletter
No. 3 from September 1, 2008
The Labor Market for Engineers in Germany: Coping With the Growing Gap
In Germany, the shortage of engineers amounted to some 70,000 in 2007, increasing the number of vacancies by 44 percent in one year. Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia alone accounted for two-thirds of the gap. more