Research

Doctoral students at the DIW Graduate Center pursue their dissertations on 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 following list of departments, cross-departmental research groups and general research topics. Of course, you may also submit your application with other topics not listed here. We are happy to receive your inquiry.


There are nine research departments at DIW Berlin …

  • Macroeconomics
  • Forecasting and Economic Policy
  • Development and Security
  • Energy, Transportation, Environment
  • Climate Policy
  • Innovation, Manufacturing, Service
  • Competition and Consumers
  • Public Economics
  • Education Policy
  • The Research Infrastructure 'Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP)'


… which, combined, address a wide range of research topics:

  • Overall Economy and Business Cycles
    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 Households
    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 Organizations
    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