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Nursing relatives in Germany
  • Susanna Kochskämper / Maximilian Stockhausen ·
  • IW-Report No. 34 ·
  • 17 September 2019

Nursing relatives in Germany

In this analysis, 2012 SOEP data was used to examine how many people in Germany have cared for their relatives and to what extent, and how this group can be described according to selected socio-economic characteristics such as age, gender, income, and assets.

  • Susanna Kochskämper / Maximilian Stockhausen ·
  • IW-Report No. 34 ·
  • 17 September 2019

Nursing relatives in Germany

In this analysis, 2012 SOEP data was used to examine how many people in Germany have cared for their relatives and to what extent, and how this group can be described according to selected socio-economic characteristics such as age, gender, income, and assets.

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How digitisation can be used to educate the low-skilled
  • Susanne Seyda ·
  • IW-Policy Paper No. 7 ·
  • 18 September 2019

How digitisation can be used to educate the low-skilled

The training participation of the low-skilled has increased significantly in recent decades. The main reasons are higher requirements and technical changes, which also affect the activities of low-skilled workers.

Reaching the Right Target Group
  • Jochen Pimpertz / Maximilian Stockhausen ·
  • IW-Trends No. 3 ·
  • 9 September 2019

Old-age Income Support Instead of a Universal Basic Pension

The proposed universal basic pension (Grundrente) is intended to acknowledge the contribution to society made by indigent pensioners during their working lives. However, a higher pension without a means test would in four cases out of five mean misdirecting aid to those not in need.

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.

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.

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