IW-Panels

In 2023, half of the companies in Germany reported increasing problems in filling vacancies for management positions because employees are not aiming for a career. Larger companies are less affected than small companies.

Andrea Hammermann / Oliver Stettes IW

After the agreement of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU in December 2023, a few formal steps remain to introduce the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

Galina Kolev-Schaefer / Adriana Neligan IW

Due to the ecological and digital transformation, significant parts of the German economy, particularly the industrial sector, are currently undergoing a transformation. This development also extends to the automotive sector, which occupies a vital position in the German economy.

Alexander Burstedde / Paula Risius / Jurek Tiedemann / Dirk Werner IW

It has been about ten years since Frey and Osborne's study on the automation risks of occupations in the USA fuelled the debate on the end of work due to digitalisation worldwide. Since then, numerous scientific studies have been published to examine the employment effects of technology such as robotics.

Andrea Hammermann /Roschan Monsef / Oliver Stettes IW

In recent years German industry has seen a rise in the risks attached to its procurement of raw materials.

Cornelius Bähr / Hubertus Bardt / Adriana Neligan IW