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Our figure of the month at Christmas 2017: Roast or biscuits – what's the favourite for X-mas?
Men and women prefer different kinds of food, as can be seen on the figure below. According to the national food monitor provided by the German Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) based on a survey from 2014, men like…
Just Transition at the ILO
The International Labor Organization supports a network of institutions assessing green jobs (GAIN), which is currently chaired by GWS. The annual conference took place December 6 and 7 in Geneva. It was back to back with the Global Forum…
Our figure of the month 12/2017: Demand for environment-related professionals in Germany in 2016
The protection of the environment is an important economic factor in Germany. Therefore, there is a high demand for professionals with specific expertise in this area. However, the regional distribution of job advertisements for such…
Chile – its economy and copper dependency
Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF FKZ: 01DN16030) and in close cooperation with the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile, the GWS explores Chilen’s economic vulnerability to copper mining. Discussion Paper…
Our figure of the month 11/2017: Regional distribution of ICT sections in 2016
The transition to an economy 4.0, which makes use of the prospects of digitisation, results in perceptible changes within the business cycle. Joint studies of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg, the Federal Institute…
25. INFORUM World Conference (28. August–1. September 2017, Riga (Latvia((
Doris Bünemann, Anett Großmann and Frank Hohmann participated in the 25. INFORUM World Conference in Riga (Latvia). Doris Bünemann presented results from a recent modeling study „Company demographics in Germany. Development of companies -…
Company demographics: Update 2017 with special analyses of selected business sectors and forecasts until 2020
The analysis of the change in the number of companies from 2006–2014 shows that the largest reduction has taken place in the trade section, followed by the manufacturing and the accommodation and food service sections. The highest…
Our figure of the month 09/2017: Continuous increase in backlog in construction
Full order books, increasing turnovers and optimistic business prospects: Current state of the construction industry appears to be highly favorable. However, there is a trend suggesting that supply and demand are increasingly deviating…