Our figure of the month at New Year's Eve 2018: How frosty or rainy was the party outside?
When we go outside at midnight on New Year's Eve, as we do every year, the question often arises: thick sweater, thick jacket and umbrella? Or relaxed with a jacket or evening gown? The weather can turn the fireworks on New Year's Eve…
Our figure of the month for Christmas 2018: Santa Claus has to go to that many children in one night
As in every year, in 2018 many children crave for the night when Santa Claus distributes the presents. But how many children does Santa has to go to in one night? As the number of Santa Claus skeptics increases with age, only the number…
Our figure of the month 12/2018: Are Germany's regions attractive for foreign specialists?
With advancing globalization and Germany's deep integration into world markets, jobs are increasingly internationally oriented and filled by foreign skilled workers. The employment of (highly) qualified specialists and experts from abroad…
Macroeconomic effects of the energy transition in the federal states
Previous studies come to the conclusion that the energy system transformation is accompanied by positive macroeconomic effects. But how are these effects distributed among the federal states and are there major regional differences? In…
Our figure of the month 11/2018: Export volume to Africa – China's dominance
In August of this year, Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria along with a business delegation with the aim of developing partnerships with West Africa. Almost at the same time, British Prime Minister Theresa May…
Call for Papers for the eleventh I-O-Workshop
In cooperation with the University of Bremen and the GWS, the Bochum University of Applied Sciences invites you to a special edition of the Input-Output-Workshop in Bochum from 14 to 15 March 2019. The workshop is dedicated to the topic…
Measuring Green Jobs – Presentation for UNFCCC
Ulrike Lehr presentetd an example of the methodology for the measurement of Green Jobs on the African region awareness creation workshop to maximize the positive and minimize the negative impacts of implementation of Climate Change…
Our figure of the month 09/2018: Temporary employment – a phenomenon only at universities? Structural evaluation of figures from the current Mikrozensus
The number of fixed-term employment contracts has increased in recent years despite the good labour market situation (Hohendanner 2018) and has thus moved into the political focus: According to the decisions of the ruling coalition,…