Die Umsätze der Bauwirtschaft werden in diesem und im kommenden Jahr weiter kräftig wachsen. Insgesamt rechnet das DIW Berlin mit einem nominalen Anstieg des Bauvolumens um fast 13 Prozent im Jahr 2022 und weiteren gut sechs Prozent im Jahr 2023 auf dann 585 Milliarden Euro. Im abgelaufenen Jahr wurde ein Plus von gut zehn Prozent auf 488 Milliarden Euro erreicht, was einem Anteil von etwa 15 Prozent ...
A large body of empirical evidence has accumulated showing that the experience of old age is “younger,” more “agentic,” and “happier” than ever before. However, it is not yet known whether historical improvements in well-being, control beliefs, cognitive functioning, and other outcomes generalize to individuals’ views on their own aging process. To examine historical changes in such views on aging, ...
A rapid coal phase-out is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, but is hindered by serious challenges ranging from vested interests to the risks of social disruption. To understand how to organize a global coal phase-out, it is crucial to go beyond cost-effective climate mitigation scenarios and learn from the experience of previous coal transitions. Despite the relevance of the topic, evidence ...
Given the high number of refugee children and adolescents around the globe, it is critical to determine conditions that foster their adaptation in the receiving country. This study investigated the psychological adaptation of recently arrived adolescent refugees in Germany. We focused on whether psychological adaptation reflects the organizational approach taken by the school that refugee adolescents ...
Bundeswirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck hat heute seine „Eröffnungsbilanz“ für den Klimaschutz vorgestellt. Es folgt eine Einordnung von Claudia Kemfert, Leiterin der Abteilung Energie, Verkehr, Umwelt am Deutschen Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin):
Different local projection (LP) estimators for structural impulse responses of proxy vector autoregressions are reviewed and compared algebraically and with respect to their small sample suitability for inference. Conditions for numerical equivalence and similarities of some estimators are provided. Two generalized least squares (GLS) projection estimators are found to be more accurate than the other ...