Hans-Peter Klös / Holger Schäfer ·
IW-Report No. 12 ·
2 April 2020

Labour market effects of the corona crisis as reflected by monthly indicators

The labor market effects of the Corona crisis will gradually become apparent in the large labor market aggregates of employment and unemployment. In the event of a noticeable slump in economic performance, a serious impact on the labor market appears to be unavoidable despite the most comprehensive financial package in German economic history.

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Jürgen Matthes / Markus Demary ·
IW-Kurzbericht No. 33 ·
30 March 2020

European Instruments against the Corona crisis in comparison

Various European instruments for countries particularly affected by the Corona crisis are currently under discussion. In this article several requirements will be established and the existing proposals will be measured against them. The instrument of Corona bonds is considered most effective – provided that German policymakers accept the risk-sharing associated with them.

Jörg Schmidt ·
IW-Trends No. 1 ·
26 March 2020

Occupational Gender Segregation in the Labour Market

Personal Preferences Play? Gender segregation in the German labour market has proved to follow a relatively consistent pattern over time. With few exceptions, there have in recent years been only minor changes in the gender composition of individual occupational groups.

Hubertus Bardt / Sebastian Dullien / Michael Hüther / Katja Rietzler ·
IW-Policy Paper No. 6 ·
21 March 2020

For a sound fiscal policy: Enabling public investment

Public investment has been badly neglected in Germany over the past two decades, with the result that the public capital stock no longer meets the standards of a modern economy and is inadequate for the challenges that will be posed by demographic change and Germany’s international decarbonisation commitments.

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In the Media

Michael Hüther, Peter Bofinger, Sebastian Dullien, Gabriel Felbermayr, Moritz Schularick, Jens Südekum, Christoph Trebesch in NewStatesman ·
Contribution ·
30 March 2020

Europe must demonstrate financial solidarity

Seven leading German economists call for €1 trillion of European crisis bonds. As the coronavirus sweeps Europe and societies go into lockdown, the economies of the Eurozone are now confronted with simultaneous supply and demand shocks. As people stay at home, factories are producing less and consumers are buying less.

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