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The late 1980s and 1990s marked a transformative period in Germany, characterised by rapid structural change and labour market disruptions in the industrial sector. In this context, continuing vocational education and training (CVET) was widely promoted as a policy tool to support workers in adapting and to mitigate risks of unemployment. Despite these expectations, the effectiveness of CVET in reducing ...
In:
Journal of Adult and Continuing Education
(online first) (2026),
| Jonas Fey
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We investigate the role of industrial relations for working from home during and after the COVID19 pandemic in Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 2020 to 2023 and a special COVID sample (SOEP-CoV) for 2020 and 2021, we examine how collective bargaining and plant-level co-determination are associated with the incidence and frequency of working from home. Controlling ...
Trier:
University of Trier, Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU),
2026,
(IAAEU Discussion Paper Series in Economics No. 04/2026)
| Laszlo Goerke, Markus M. Grabka, Viola Hilbert, Yue Huang
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More than a decade ago, refugee immigration prominently returned to Europe’s political agendas, sparking interest in the factors shaping refugees’ economic and societal participation. Adopting a life course perspective, this study addresses the conflicting views in sociology of migration on the importance of pre-migration capital for refugees’ post-migration trajectories. While some argue that human ...
In:
Advances in Life Course Research
68 (2026), 100741
| Lidwina Gundacker
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This article examines origin- and gender-based disparities in labour-market integration of refugees in Germany, comparing Ukrainian refugees with refugees from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Using longitudinal data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Refugee Survey and the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP Ukrainian Refugee Survey, we trace labour-force participation (LFP) and employment rates during the first ...
In:
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
(2026), 1–26
| Jörg Hartmann, Yuliya Kosyakova
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The positive link between work-related moves and income is well-established, but little robust evidence exists on whether the distance moved matters in this relationship. There are, however, theoretical arguments on why distance should shape the economic rewards from moving for work. To address this research gap, we draw on longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP, N?=?154,236 person-years). ...
In:
Population, Space and Place
32 (2026), 1,
| Elias Hofmann, Nico Stawarz, Heiko Rüger, Clara H. Mulder
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We study the effect of education on health (hospital stays, number of diagnosed conditions, poor or bad self-rated health, and body mass index) over the life cycle, using German compulsory schooling reforms as a source of exogenous variation. Our results show clear correlations between educational attainment and better health across all age groups (30 to 74). However, we do not find causal relationships ...
In:
European Journal of Health Economics
(2026),
| Johannes Hollenbach, Hendrik Schmitz, Beatrice Baaba Tawiah
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Abstract Research on the consequences of works councils has been dominated by economic aspects. Our study provides evidence that works councils have non-financial consequences for society that go beyond the boundaries of the workplace. Using panel data from a large sample of workers in Germany, we show that works councils have an influence on workers? party preferences. Works council presence is negatively ...
In:
British Journal of Industrial Relations
62 (2024), 4, 849–877
| Uwe Jirjahn, Thi Xuan Thu Le
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Technological progress is rapidly changing the labor market. We investigate how the interaction between new technologies and on the job training is related to wages and job mobility. Understanding this relationship is important, as individuals' willingness to engage in training largely depends on the expected returns to training.We employ German individual-level panel data (N = 44,791) on training ...
In:
International Journal of Manpower
47 (2026), 10, 18–34
| Roman Klauser, Marcus Tamm
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The expansion of wind energy has intensified debate about potential impacts on the health and wellbeing of nearby residents, yet empirical evidence remains mixed. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) linked to administrative records on onshore wind turbines, we analyse changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) associated with turbine construction in Germany between 2002 and ...
In:
Scientific Reports
16 (2026), 1,
| Gundi Knies, Jens Jetzkowitz
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This study investigates whether military conflict intensities in refugees’ home regions continue to shape their lives after arrival in a safe haven. While war and local conflict are well-established drivers of initial displacement, it remains unclear whether ongoing conflict influences settlement decision once refugees have escaped the immediate threat. We address this question using longitudinal data ...
In:
European Sociological Review
(2026),
| Yuliya Kosyakova, Andreas Ette, Silvia Schwanhäuser