Die Einigung der sogenannten Kohlekommission auf einen Fahrplan für den Kohleausstieg in Deutschland kommentiert Claudia Kemfert, Energieökonomin und Leiterin der Abteilung Energie, Verkehr, Umwelt am Deutschen Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin), wie folgt:
This paper provides the first comprehensive review of the empirical and theoretical literature on the determinants of the elasticity of substitution between capital and labor. Our focus is on the two-input constant elasticity of substitution (CES) production function. By example of the U.S., we highlight the distinctive heterogeneity in empirical estimates of σ at both the aggregate and industrial ...
We analyze competition between Internet Service Providers (ISPs) where consumers demand heterogeneous content within two Quality-of-Service (QoS) regimes, Net Neutrality and Paid Prioritization, and show that paid prioritization increases the static efficiency compared to a neutral network. We also consider paid prioritization intermediated by Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). While the use of CDNs ...
The large numbers of refugees that arrived in Germany over the last few years, has raised the question about how migrants adjust to life in Germany and how easy it is for migrants to integrate into society. One important part of integration is financial integration or financial inclusion. In its simplest form this means both access and use of basic back accounts. In this project we study financial...
Die Forschung zu Devisenmarktinterventionen hat in den letzten Jahren neue Aufmerksamkeit erfahren. Am deutlichsten drückt sich dies in zahlreichen aktuellen Arbeiten des Internationalen Währungsfonds (IWF) aus, die Devisenmarktinterventionen in ein positives Licht rücken.Während das Interesse wieder größer geworden ist, sind die verfügbaren Daten unzureichend....
Research about foreign exchange interventions has received renewed attention during the last years. This becomes most visible in various recent studies by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which assess foreign exchange interventions quite favorably.While the interest in the subject has increased, available data are still insufficient. Empirical studies in this field are basically a collection...
This project analyzes the dynamic impacts of trade policy shocks with an SVAR approach, where identification is derived from heteroscedasticity in high frequency data, i.e. here daily, asset price data. This approach has not been applied in this case, according to our knowledge. These data provide enough observations to usefully apply a time-series analysis. Other advantages of the reliance on...
Kompetenz bei Finanzentscheidungen wird zunehmend wichtig. Allerdings treffen die meisten Menschen in diesem Bereich suboptimale Entscheidungen. Das Projekt untersucht die Hypothese, dass solche schlechten Entscheidungen durch Verhaltensverzerrungen mit verursacht werden und wie diese Entscheidungen mit Finanzkompetenz interagieren. Im Einzelnen wird das Projekt die Wirkung von (i) verzerrten...
