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Humanities scholars on the labour market
  • Christiane Konegen-Grenier ·
  • IW-Report No. 32 ·
  • 4 September 2019

Humanities scholars on the labour market

With a share of 8.2 per cent of all students and a share of 5.6 per cent of all approximately nine million employed graduates, the humanities graduates, without considering the teaching graduates, represent a comparatively small group in study and employment. Their most striking difference to the average of graduates is their high proportion of women, which in turn leads to an above-average proportion of mostly voluntary part-time employment.

  • Christiane Konegen-Grenier ·
  • IW-Report No. 32 ·
  • 4 September 2019

Humanities scholars on the labour market

With a share of 8.2 per cent of all students and a share of 5.6 per cent of all approximately nine million employed graduates, the humanities graduates, without considering the teaching graduates, represent a comparatively small group in study and employment. Their most striking difference to the average of graduates is their high proportion of women, which in turn leads to an above-average proportion of mostly voluntary part-time employment.

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Status quo and trends in e-commerce in Germany
  • Barbara Engels / Christian Rusche ·
  • IW-Report No. 33 ·
  • 4 September 2019

Status quo and trends in e-commerce in Germany

However, e-commerce is not equally important in the individual product groups. Above all, food is still largely sold offline. In the near future, the importance of e-commerce is expected to increase further.

Industrial competitiveness, digitisation and vocational training
  • Hans-Peter Klös / David B. Meinhard ·
  • IW-Policy Paper No. 6 ·
  • 27 August 2019

world of employment: Industrial competitiveness, digitisation and vocational training

The digital transformation in Germany's economy and society is in full swing. Not all of the indicators of Germany's technological performance show a pioneering role in digitization. The technological trends will therefore not remain without effects on the business models of companies operating in Germany.

European office markets, user costs and speculative bubbles
  • Michael Voigtländer / Florian Schuster ·
  • IW-Report No. 31 ·
  • 15 August 2019

European office markets, user costs and speculative bubbles

Over the last years, prices for European office space have reached new peaks. This naturally provokes discussion about a possible overheating in the market. One approach to assess price development of real estate markets is the so-called „user cost approach”.

A debt relief program for municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Martin Beznoska / Tobias Hentze ·
  • IW-Policy Paper No. 5 ·
  • 13 August 2019

A debt relief program for municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia

The indebtedness of the municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has increased significantly over the past 20 years. Politicians have mainly used cash loans, which are generally intended to provide short term liquidity. However, the steady rise in cash loans shows that they are rather used for general budgetary financing.

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