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Daily (pre-) reading improves school performance
  • Wido Geis-Thöne ·
  • IW-Report No. 39 ·
  • 7 November 2019

Daily (pre-) reading improves school performance

It is well known and not controversial that it is very conducive to the development of children, when they initially get read out regularly and later read for themselves. Nevertheless, there are no empirical studies for Germany that prove and quantify the long-term effects.

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.

New alliance for vocational training and further employment
  • Sandra Vogel ·
  • IW-Report ·
  • 28 May 2015

Germany: New alliance for vocational training and further employment

A new alliance for vocational and further training was announced by the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) at the end of 2014. It marks a break from the Pact on Apprenticeship, which the DGB...

Working conditions in apprenticeships
  • Sandra Vogel ·
  • IW-Report ·
  • 21 April 2015

Germany: Working conditions in apprenticeships

In Germany, 71.4% of apprentices in 2014 were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with their training, according to the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB). However, its report calls for more, and...

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