Galina Kolev ·
IW-Report No. 9 ·
22 Mar 2019

Empirical Analysis of Protectionist Attitudes in the EU

A changing landscape in trade policy in recent years is undoubtedly related to changing voter preferences. Based on Eurobarometer survey data, the present paper investigates both the factors determining the level of support for protectionism and the striking inconsistency of responses to questions related to free trade and protectionism.

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Hagen Lesch / Helena Schneider / Sandra Vogel ·
IW-Trends No. 1 ·
20 Mar 2019

Results of a Company Survey: Attitudes Towards Binding Collective Bargaining in the Metal and Electrical Industry

A survey of 1,553 companies in the metal and electrical industry about their attitude to binding collective bargaining shows that two thirds of these firms are satisfied with their binding sector-level agreements.

Sigrid Schöpper-Grabe / Isabel Vahlhaus ·
IW-Trends No. 1 ·
14 Mar 2019

Basic and Continuing Education for the Low-skilled: Results of a Survey of Companies by the German Economic Institute

Corporate personnel development is increasingly recognising the training needs of employees without vocational qualifications: 89 per cent of companies that employ low-skilled workers have offered at least one further training course for this target group in the last five years.

Andrea Hammermann / Matthias Niendorf / Jörg Schmidt ·
External Publications ·
7 Mar 2019

Age Diversity and Innovation: Do mixed teams of old and experienced and young and restless employees foster companies innovativeness?

In Germany, the labour force is ageing rapidly. At the same time, age heterogeneity within companies is rising. The literature on diversity argues that heterogeneity can have a positive as well as a detrimental effect on team outputs.

Holger Schäfer ·
IW-Trends No. 1 ·
5 Mar 2019

Fixed-Term Employment: Springboard or Dead End?

The Federal Government is seeking to impose restrictions on the existing statutory vehicles for limiting the term of employment contracts. The justification often offered for this move is that the employees concerned perceive the uncertainty inherent in fixed-term contracts as negative.

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Michael Grömling ·
Press Release ·
19 Sep 2018

IW Economic Forecast: In Descent

The power struggle between the USA and China is also perceptible in these parts; exports are declining, companies invest less. The German Economic Institute thus adjusts its economic forecast downward.

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