Am 6. und 7. Oktober 2026 organisieren wir einen zweitägigen Workshop zum Sozio-oekonomischen Panel (SOEP) am DIW Berlin. Neben Vorträgen zu Aufbau, Datenstruktur, Ziehungsdesign und Gewichtungsstrategie bieten hands-on Sessions eine praxisorientierte Annäherung an die Daten und ihre Potentiale.

Der Workshop richtet sich an Wissenschaftler*innen auf allen Qualifikationsstufen, die in Zukunft mit den SOEP-Daten arbeiten wollen oder sich aktuell im frühen Stadium der SOEP-basierten Datenanalyse befinden.

The Florence Report argues that Europe was able to operate under a model of reduced responsibility for decades because it relied on American protection, the American market, and an American-style financial system. Germany embodies this model in its purest form. The key question, then, is how Germany’s savings surplus can be transformed into European investments and who will finance European public goods in the areas of defense, infrastructure, and technology. The discussion should link the European debate on the Savings and Investment Union with the German debate on special funds, the debt brake, and the investment gap, and should also refer to the parallel negotiations on the next multiannual financial framework. 

You can find more information about the Florence Report here.

Participation is possible on-site. Please register by email no later than October 10 at events@diw.de. The event will be held in English.

Am 17. Juli 2026 hat die Europäische Kommission ihre Mitteilung „Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Bankensektors und der Binnenmarkt im Bankwesen“ veröffentlicht. Sie benennt drei zentrale Herausforderungen für Banken: Fragmentierung entlang nationaler Grenzen, die unterschiedliche Umsetzung internationaler Standards und die übermäßige Komplexität des Rechtsrahmens. Die Kommission will Maßnahmen entwickeln, um beispielsweise die Allokation von Kapital und Liquidität innerhalb von Bankengruppen zu erleichtern. Damit rückt die Vollendung der Bankenunion wieder auf die politische Agenda. Doch reichen die Maßnahmen aus, um den Sektor wettbewerbsfähiger zu machen?

21.10.: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

The economics of crime literature dates back primarily to Becker’s (1968) economic model of crime, which put forward a theory of rational individual decision making to explain when individuals commit crime and the optimal level of crime in society. In the early-mid 1990s, an empirical literature took off – largely taking advantage of aggregate data and panel data methods – to test the economic model of crime: does higher probability of punishment deter crime? Does harsher punishment deter crime?

This literature has exploded in the last 15 years, with both increased attention by economists to understand the causes of criminal behavior, the advancement of quasi-experimental research designs capable of convincingly answering these questions, and the increased availability of high-quality micro-level data.  These lectures aim to survey the existing literature on a selected set of sub-questions and highlight both how the field has evolved  – in terms of questions, data used, and methodology - and where the frontier is today.

We are pleased to inform you that representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit the DIW Berlin to present the IMF Economist Program (EP) — an entry program for young economists who wish to pursue an international career in economic policy and research.

The IMF Economist Program is designed for talented economists who are close to completing or have recently completed a PhD and are interested in contributing to the IMF’s mission of promoting global economic stability and growth. During the session, IMF representatives will introduce the program, outline the recruitment process, and share insights into working as an economist at the IMF.

Eligibility criteria for the Economist Program include:

• Completion of a PhD (or within one year of completion) in Economics or a closely related field
• Citizenship of an IMF member country
• Under the age of 34 at the time of joining the program

This presentation will be particularly relevant for PhD students considering international policy careers. Other students interested in the Fund Internship Program (FIP) and undergraduate economics students interested in the Research Assistant Program (RAP) are also very much welcomed.

Students are free to attend to learn more about the program without registration.

Das Sozio-oekonomische Panel Deutschland (SOEP) ist eine repräsentative Panelstudie für die deutsche Bevölkerung, die Daten zu einer Vielzahl von Themen des täglichen Lebens erhebt, darunter allgemeines Wohlbefinden, Haushaltszusammensetzung, Bildungsaspirationen und Bildungsstatus, Einkommen und Berufsbiografien, Freizeitaktivitäten, Wohnen, Gesundheit, politische Orientierung und mehr. Mit seiner langjährigen Panelstruktur, der Themenbreite und der Repräsentativität der Daten ist das SOEP zu einer zentralen Ressource für die quantitative Forschung in den Sozialwissenschaften in Deutschland geworden.

A face to face interview is something every student will go through at some point in their career. In the academic job market, it is the central process to convince potential employers of your future research prospects. Outside academia the focus is less on research, but performing well in the interview is nonetheless essential to get the job you want. Handling a job interview successfully is not an easy challenge, but the skills needed to present yourself in the best light can be practiced.

For this reason, this year the Graduate Center will again offer job market interview training in the form of a ‘mock interview’. We will simulate the interview based on a fictive job vacancy in your field of interest. The“selection committee” will consist of at least two senior researchers in your field, e.g. your supervisor and post docs. Moreover, we have invited Sigrid Pearson, an English job interviewcoach. She will assist in preparing your talk during the days before the interview; she will also attend the talks and give detailed feedback on your performance after the simulation. As part of your preparation, we will also ask you to compose a short fictive job ad for the type of job you are planning to apply for (post‐doc position, position in an international organization etc.).

We are pleased to invite submissions for our workshop taking place on November 26-27, 2026 at DIW Berlin.

The workshop is part of the SOEP-LEE2 project and brings together research on resilience, crisis responses, digital transformation, and cyber security, with a particular emphasis on empirical work using survey and linked data on firms, employees, and households. It will also showcase new data resources from the SOEP research infrastructure.

Economic crises, geopolitical tensions, and rapid technological change are profoundly transforming firms, labor markets, and households. At the same time, the diffusion of digital technologies, artificial intelligence, remote work, and cyber risks is reshaping organizational structures, work practices, and economic behavior. Understanding these developments requires high-quality data that links individuals, households, and organizations.

The program will feature three keynote lectures by leading international scholars in the fields of resilience, digital transformation, and organizational change: Christian Dustmann (Department of Economics, University College London and Rockwool Foundation Berlin), Osea Giuntella (Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh) and David Peetz (Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University, Brisbane).

The Graduate Center of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and the Sustainable Economy Research group at CentraleSupélec are organizing a joint Winter School for PhD students and postdocs in Economics of Energy and Environment.

The distinguished, internationally renowned lecturers will be Prof. Frank A. Wolak (Stanford University), Prof. Veronika Grimm (TU Nürnberg), Prof. Philippe Quirion (CIRED-CNRS), and Prof. Afzal Siddiqui (Stockholm University). 

We are pleased to announce that on December 18, 2026, DIW Berlin will host the “Macroeconometric Workshop”. The workshop brings together researchers working on both applied and theoretical macroeconometrics, featuring methodological and empirical contributions at the frontier of quantitative macroeconomics. It is organized with the support of DIW Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

We are delighted to welcome Evi Pappa (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) as this year’s keynote speaker.