From an economic perspective, it is beneficial if policymakers invest in the bright minds of tomorrow and create a competitive, innovative and equitable education system in Germany. The Education Monitor - one of the most important studies on education in Germany - shows that Germany can do even better here.
About the topic
Schools and universities are not producing enough well-educated young people. This is leading to shortages of skilled workers, which are being exacerbated by demographic change and, as a result, falling numbers of schoolchildren and students as the workforce ages. This makes it all the more important for the state to invest in education and provide the best possible training for existing children and young people. The expansion of early childhood education and all-day care at daycare centers and schools will have a particularly strong impact. Good foundations at the start of education benefit later phases of education, when more is learned. At the same time, families can better realize their employment aspirations and thus also contribute to securing a skilled workforce. Through its subsidiary IW Junior, the IW is also committed to expanding economic education.
Axel Plünnecke IW-Policy Paper No. 14 12. December 2024
Agenda 2030 for the education policy: Mastering the challenges of transformation
Germany faces the challenge of coping with demographics, decarbonisation, digitalisation and deglobalisation at the same time. Innovative strength and securing skilled labour are crucial for this.
Maike Haag / Enno Kohlisch / Oliver Koppel IW-Kurzbericht No. 79 15. October 2024
Patent applications from academia
In a country comparison of international patent applications from the higher education sector, Switzerland excels in efficiency. The USA dominate in terms of the number of patent applications and in the ranking of the 1,767 patent-active universities across ...
Alexander Burstedde / Jurek Tiedemann IW-Report No. 33 9. August 2024
IW labor market forecast 2027: Immigration can compensate for ageing
This study is the annual update of the IW labor market extrapolation with data up to 2022. The methodology is described in detail by Burstedde (2023). The update shows how employment and skilled labor shortages could develop during the next five years if the ...
Research Unit: Vocational Education and Professionals
From an economic perspective, it is beneficial if policymakers invest in the bright minds of tomorrow and create a competitive, innovative and equitable education system in Germany. The Education Monitor - one of the most important studies on education in Germany - shows that Germany can do even better here.
Research Unit: Education, Immigration and Innovation
From an economic perspective, it is beneficial if policymakers invest in the bright minds of tomorrow and create a competitive, innovative and equitable education system in Germany. The Education Monitor - one of the most important studies on education in Germany - shows that Germany can do even better here.
Agenda 2030 for the education policy: Mastering the challenges of transformation
Axel Plünnecke
Germany faces the challenge of coping with demographics, decarbonisation, digitalisation and deglobalisation at the same time. Innovative strength and securing skilled labour are crucial for this.
In a country comparison of international patent applications from the higher education sector, Switzerland excels in efficiency. The USA dominate in terms of the number of patent applications and in the ranking of the 1,767 patent-active universities across the globe. Germany performs well across all categories, placing just behind the USA in efficiency.
IW labor market forecast 2027: Immigration can compensate for ageing
Alexander Burstedde / Jurek Tiedemann
This study is the annual update of the IW labor market extrapolation with data up to 2022. The methodology is described in detail by Burstedde (2023). The update shows how employment and skilled labor shortages could develop during the next five years if the empirical trends of the last seven years were to continue. This is different from a forecast.
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