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The impact of climate policy measures on the Austrian labour market
New project on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection in Austria
What are the consequences for the labour market if measures are taken to prevent from climate change and/or to adapt to…
Study on the need for commercial space in the Emscher-Lippe region
For the Chamber of Industry and Commerce North Westphalia and the Chamber of Crafts and Skilled Trades Münster, GWS investigates the quantitative and qualitative demand for commercial space in the Emscher-Lippe region. It deals with the…
Our figure of the month 11/2019: The construction sector – the support of the German economy
Development of building permits, construction completions and the accumulated construction backlog for new residential buildings and existing housing
Despite all reports about an economic crisis, the building industry in Germany continues…
To provide socially necessary services: Is working for the common good attractive?
GenDis project to start in November 2019
GenDis investigates the social situation, occupational mobility and occupational motivation of service workers producing public goods. The study pays particular attention to occupations in which…
ILO training centre launched in South Africa
GWS is a partner institute of the Green Jobs Assessment Institutions Network of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Ulrike Lehr held the first courses at the first training centre for measuring the economic effects of the…
Our figure of the month 10/2019: Busy at the borders
Truck traffic continues to increase
Every year, more than 40 million trucks cross Germany's borders on motorways. Since last year, border crossings on federal highways have also been recorded, so that the total number of motor vehicles…
Our figure of the month 09/2019: Regional importance of the mining sector in Chile
On 18 September, Chile celebrates 209 years of independence from Spain. Chile is the first South American country which joined the OECD in 2010 and at the same time the economically strongest country in terms of nominal GDP per capita…
Copper Forecasting Chile – COFORCE. Methodology Report
For the BMBF-funded research project "Development of sustainable strategies in the Chilean mining sector through a regionalized national model", the GWS, together with the University Adolfo Ibañez in Viña del Mar (Chile), developed a…
Our figure of the month 07/2019: Chile's importance for e-mobility
In order to meet the conditions of sustainability, the mobility of the future will have to be climate and environmentally friendly. Electromobility is currently the means for the transport sector. The shift towards electrified mobility…