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Transporting and Storing High-Level Nuclear Waste in the U.S. Insights from a Mathematical Model

The nuclear industry in the United States of America has accumulated about 70,000 metric tons of high-level nuclear waste over the past decades; at present, this waste is temporarily stored close to the nuclear power plants. The industry and the Department of Energy are now facing two related challenges: (i) will a permanent geological repository, e.g., Yucca Mountain, become available in the future, ...

The Social Integration of Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals: Exploring the Role of the Municipal Context

This paper examines possible differences between lesbians, gay men and bisexuals (LGBs) compared to heterosexuals with respect to their integration into the residential neighbourhood. By means of a multi-level analysis, we examine if there is a gap in social integration between LGBs compared to heterosexuals, and if so, to what extent municipality characteristics can account for variations in this ...

Introduction to the Socio-Economic Panel Study: From raw data to longitudinal analyses

The purpose of the workshop is to introduce and familiarize researchers with the file structure and potential of the SOEP panel data. Particularly, the workshop focuses on the longitudinal components of the dataset. We demonstrate and discuss the ability of the longitudinal household design to a) validate causal interpretations, b) combine characteristics from different phases of the life course...

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For publication in the series of DIW discussion papers the following may be submitted: Papers by DIW employees, DIW research professors and directors, DIW research affiliates and guest scientists who have spent at least one week at DIW Berlin and thank DIW Berlin in a footnote.     Papers submitted will be sent in electronic form to the head of the relevant department at DIW Berlin. ...

Julia Schmieder Receives Two Prizes for her Research

The Vienna University of Economics and Business has awarded Julia Schmieder from the Public Economics department with the Prize for Young Researchers, as well as the Prize for Outstanding Contributions to the Economic Policy Debate in Austria. The Graduate Center and its dean Prof. Weizsäcker congratulate her on the success!

Julia Schmieder Receives Two Prizes for her Research

The Vienna University of Economics and Business has awarded Julia Schmieder from the Public Economics department with the Prize for Young Researchers, as well as the Prize for Outstanding Contributions to the Economic Policy Debate in Austria. The Graduate Center and its dean Prof. Weizsäcker congratulate her on the success!

Trump hat Recht, wenn er Deutschland Protektionismus vorwirft

Donald Trump wirft Deutschland wegen der riesigen Handelsüberschüsse Protektionismus vor. Der US-Präsident mag mit vielen seiner Behauptungen falsch liegen, mit dieser hat er jedoch recht. In seinem neuen Bericht zeigt der Internationale Währungsfonds (IWF) auf, dass Deutschland eine Investitionslücke von fast fünf Prozent der Wirtschaftsleistung, 150 Milliarden Euro jährlich, ...

Stärkt die Tarifverträge!

Der Präsident des Arbeitgeberverbandes Gesamtmetall Rainer Dulger hat diese Woche gedroht, viele Unternehmen seiner Branche würden wegen exzessiver Forderungen der Gewerkschaften aus den Tarifverträgen aussteigen. Er hat damit für Aufsehen und Verunsicherung gesorgt. Die Warnung kam für viele unerwartet, denn kaum eine Branche war in Deutschland in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten ...

DIW Berlin und Leuphana Universität Lüneburg schließen Kooperationsvertrag

Das Deutsche Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin) und die Leuphana Universität Lüneburg haben in einem jetzt abgeschlossenen Kooperationsvertrag vereinbart, künftig in Forschung, Lehre und anderen Aufgabenfeldern zusammenzuarbeiten. Dazu wollen sie auf den Gebieten Nachhaltigkeitsforschung und Energiepolitik gemeinsame Vorhaben entwickeln und auch bei der Qualifikation ...