Graduate Center of DIW Berlin

Research

Doctoral students at the DIW Graduate Center pursue their dissertations in a wide range of different topics. If you want to apply to the GC program you can get a sense of which research fields are being covered at DIW from the below list of departments, cross-departmental research groups and general research topics. Of course, you may also sumbmit your application with any other topic not listed here. We are happy to receive your inquiry in case of any doubts.


There are seven research departments at DIW Berlin …

  • Macro Analysis and Forecasting
  • Development and Security
  • Public Economics
  • Innovation, Manufacturing, Service
  • Information Society and Competition
  • Energy, Transportation, Environment
  • German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP)


… and six Cross-Departmental Research Groups …

  • Labour Market Economics
  • Education
  • Climate Policy Initiative
  • Simulation of long-term Development Trends and Convergence Paths
  • Financial Markets
  • Gender Studies


… which, together, cover a wide range of research topics:

  • Overall Economy and Business Cycle
    Business Cycles, Growth, Economic Structure
    Macroeconomics
    Currency and Financial Markets
  • Economic Policy
    Economic Systems and Economic Policy
    Public Finances and Financial Economics
    Competition Policy and Regulation
  • Labour and Employment
  • Demography and Household
    Demography and Population
    Private Households and Families
  • Social Affairs and Health
  • Information Society
    Research and Development
    Education, Cultural Sector, Non-Profit Sector
  • Energy and Environment
    Environmental and Resource Economics
    Energy Economics
  • Europe and the Global Economy
    Europe
    Foreign Trade and International Economic Relations
  • Regional Economy
    Regional Economy and Infrastructure
    Berlin and Brandenburg
  • Business Sectors and Companies
    Business Administration and Corporate Organization
    Economic Sectors
    Transportation, Logistics and Tourism
    Building Industry
    Media Industry, Telecommunication, Information Technology
    Services
  • Research Methods and Statistics
    Methodological Research
    Survey Methods
    Behavioral Economics
    Time Series Econometrics