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Green Jobs: Erlebt Deutschland sein grünes Beschäftigungswunder?

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  • Pestel, Nico

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Die Politik hat es sich zum Ziel gesetzt, die deutsche Volkswirtschaft langfristig zu einer Green Economy zu wandeln. Das beinhaltet nicht nur die zunehmende Umstellung der Energieversorgung auf erneuerbare Quellen, sondern soll auch zusätzliche Arbeitsplätze – Green Jobs – schaffen. Aus Sicht der Arbeitsmarktforschung stellt sich die Frage, ob diese Strategie erfolgreich ist. Für eine Evaluierung sind eine klare Definition von Green Jobs sowie hochwertige Mikrodaten unabdingbar. In diesem Beitrag wird die gegenwärtige Daten- und Faktenlage im Hinblick auf Green Jobs in Deutschland dargestellt. Es zeigt sich, dass das Konzept „grüner Arbeitsplätze“ wenig trennscharf ist und sich das Datenangebot als sehr unbefriedigend darstellt. Bestehende Untersuchungen, die allerdings aus methodischen Gründen mit großer Unsicherheit behaftet sind, kommen zu dem Ergebnis, dass grüne Beschäftigung mit weniger als 5% der Erwerbstätigen – trotz aller Euphorie – nur einen kleinen Ausschnitt des deutschen Arbeitsmarkts darstellt. Daher ist es fraglich, ob tatsächlich große Brutto-Beschäftigungszuwächse im grünen Sektor zu erwarten sind. Die Frage, ob Deutschland sein „grünes Beschäftigungswunder“ erlebt, bleibt (noch) offen.

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  • Pestel, Nico, 2013. "Green Jobs: Erlebt Deutschland sein grünes Beschäftigungswunder?," IZA Standpunkte 58, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    Keywords

    Green Jobs; Green Economy; Arbeitsmarkt; Beschäftigung; Deutschland;
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    JEL classification:

    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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