Fachkräftemangel: Scheinproblem oder Wachstumshemmnis?

Bösch, Gerhard; Brücker, Herbert; Oliver, Koppel

doi:10.1007/s10273-011-1268-9

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“…13 This argument is in line with the finding that firms using working time accounts have in general more persistent levels of employment, but there has been no additional effect of working time accounts on the extent of labor hoarding during the economic crisis (Bohachova et al, 2011). 14 Other sectors currently facing shortages of skilled labor include health, IT and communications (Bosch et al, 2011). However, labor shortages will affect the German labor market more broadly in the long run.…”

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Another economic miracle? The German labor market and the Great Recession

Rinne

Zimmermann

2012

IZA J Labor Policy

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Germany's labor market responded only mildly to the Great Recession. Important factors for this development include the strong economic position due to recent labor market reforms, the crisis affecting mainly export-oriented companies, the extension of short-time work, time buffers due to working time accounts, the behavior of social partners, and automatic stabilizers. We emphasize the important interaction between short-time work and long-term shortages of skilled workers in sectors particularly affected by the crisis. Although Germany's experience is in stark contrast to the United States, we identify and discuss common challenges at the center of the future jobs debate.

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confidence: 99%