DIW Weekly Report

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Der DIW Weekly Report ist eine wöchentlich erscheinende englischsprachige Publikation. Im DIW Weekly Report werden ausgewählte Artikel und Interviews aus dem DIW Wochenbericht veröffentlicht. Die Ausgaben von 2011 bis 2017 erschienen unter dem Titel DIW Economic Bulletin.

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  • DIW Weekly Report 20/21 / 2025

    Non-monetary Factors Were an Important Driver of Residential Energy Savings during the Energy Crisis

    The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered an energy crisis in Germany, with consumer energy prices skyrocketing over the course of the year. Due to concerns about gas shortages, various programs aimed at reducing consumption were set up and the German Federal Government and numerous organizations appealed to consumers to save as much energy as possible. This Weekly Report investigates how much ...

    2025| Sophie M. Behr, Till Köveker
  • DIW Weekly Report 20/21 / 2025

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    2025
  • DIW Weekly Report 18/19 / 2025

    Gender Pay Gap Increases with Age among All Educational Backgrounds

    The average gender pay gap in Germany is 16 percent according to the most recent data. On the occasion of the 2025 Equal Pay Day, this Weekly Report using Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data shows that considerable differences according to age and level of education are hiding behind this average gap. For example, the gender pay gap increases significantly with age for people of all educational backgrounds ...

    2025| Fiona Herrmann, Katharina Wrohlich
  • DIW Weekly Report 18/19 / 2025

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    2025
  • DIW Weekly Report 16/17 / 2025

    Analyzing ECB Communications Improves Forecasting of Interest Rate Decisions

    For central banks, official communications serve as essential monetary policy instruments: In press releases, speeches, and interviews, central banks explain their decisions, manage expectations, and promote confidence in their strategy. This Weekly Report analyzes European Central Bank (ECB) communications from January 2019 to March 2025 using a specially trained artificial intelligence (AI) text ...

    2025| Kerstin Bernoth
  • DIW Weekly Report 16/17 / 2025

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    2025
  • DIW Weekly Report 14/15 / 2025

    Power Generation from Nuclear Fusion Not Expected in the Foreseeable Future: Applied Research Developing Dynamically

    Research into nuclear fusion for military purposes has been regularly conducted since the 1940s. However, the idea of being able to use nuclear power for power generation within mere decades has not come to fruition. While some successes have been highlighted by the media, such as the experiments at the National Ignition Facility in California at the end of 2022, the main problems remain as challenging ...

    2025| Alexander Wimmers, Fanny Böse, Alexander Buschner, Claudia Kemfert, Johanna Krauss, Julia Rechlitz, Björn Steigerwald, Christian von Hirschhausen
  • DIW Weekly Report 14/15 / 2025

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  • DIW Weekly Report 12/13 / 2025

    The Gender Pension Gap Grows the More Children a Woman Has

    The gender pension gap, the difference in pension entitlements between men and women, is 32 percent for 60-yearolds according to data from the German Pension Insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung). In addition, there is a considerable motherhood pension gap: Statutory pension entitlements for mothers and childless women differ greatly. Pension-related childcare credits, which were introduced in 1986 ...

    2025| Peter Haan, Michaela Kreyenfeld, Sarah Schmauk, Tatjana Mika
  • DIW Weekly Report 12/13 / 2025

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  • DIW Weekly Report 10/11 / 2025

    Policy Changes Leaving Marks on the Economy

    The German economy is stuck in a period of stagnation: Following two years of consecutive slight declines in GDP, growth is not expected for 2025 either. Weak exports, rising unemployment worries, and the resulting reserved private consumption and economic policy uncertainty are slowing the economy. Structural adjustment processes and the erratic trade policy of the Trump administration are weighing ...

    2025| Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Guido Baldi, Nina Maria Brehl, Hella Engerer, Angelina Hackmann, Pia Hüttl, Konstantin A. Kholodilin, Frederik Kurcz, Laura Pagenhardt, Jan-Christopher Scherer, Teresa Schildmann, Hannah Magdalena Seidl, Ruben Staffa, Kristin Trautmann
  • DIW Weekly Report 10/11 / 2025

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  • DIW Weekly Report 9 / 2025

    Bitcoin Is Not the New Gold

    The price of cryptocurrency Bitcoin has risen sharply over the past ten years, with many investors adding Bitcoin to their portfolios, benefitting from price increases and diversifying their investments. But is Bitcoin suitable for this purpose? This Weekly Report examines the extent to which Bitcoin, like gold, can contribute to the diversification of an investment portfolio. To achieve this, we have ...

    2025| Alexander Kriwoluzky, Christoph Schneider
  • DIW Weekly Report 9 / 2025

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  • DIW Weekly Report 7/8 / 2025

    Income Distribution: Signs of a Trend Reversal In the Poverty Risk; Single Parents Less Frequently at Risk of Poverty

    Despite high inflation, the real gross hourly wages of employees grew by around 15 percent from 1995 to 2022. In particular, the lowest wage decile caught back up to all other deciles following a sharp drop in real wages. At the same time, the low-wage sector has shrunk by nearly five percentage points since 2007, and by even more in the east of Germany (14 percent). In 2022, 18.5 percent of employees ...

    2025| Markus M. Grabka
  • DIW Weekly Report 7/8 / 2025

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    2025
  • DIW Weekly Report 5/6 / 2025

    Loneliness in Germany: Low-Income Earners at Highest Risk of Loneliness

    Loneliness poses a serious health risk: Along with negatively impacting life quality, it can even shorten the life span. This Weekly Report investigates loneliness in Germany using Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data from 2021 on loneliness. The analyses highlight the prevalence of three facets of loneliness (aloneness, isolation, exclusion) as well as regional differences and high-risk groups. The results ...

    2025| Theresa Entringer, Linda Kumrow, Barbara Stacherl
  • DIW Weekly Report 5/6 / 2025

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    2025
  • DIW Weekly Report 3/4 / 2025

    Despite Rising Shares of Women on Executive And Supervisory Boards, Gender Parity Remains A Far-off Goal

    In 2024, the share of women on the top decision-making boards of the largest companies in Germany increased. A solid 19 percent of all executive board members at the 200 largest companies are now women, and almost 26 percent of members at the 40 largest listed companies are women. The financial sector is also catching up in this regard. Moreover, legal requirements, such as the inclusion requirement ...

    2025| Virginia Sondergeld, Katharina Wrohlich, Anja Kirsch
  • DIW Weekly Report 3/4 / 2025

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    2025
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