Sustainable finance taxonomies such as the European Union (EU) taxonomy can support the transition to a climate-neutral economy. As a classification system, these taxonomies serve to offer transparency and guidance as to how capital flows can be shifted to sustainable and environmentally-friendly activities. In this Weekly Report, we analyze 26 sustainable taxonomies from countries and regions around ...
Wie ist es um Armut und sozialen Zusammenhalt in Deutschland bestellt? Wie steht es um die Integration der ukrainischen Geflüchteten, und wie hat sich die psychische Gesundheit der Menschen in den letzten 20 Jahren entwickelt? Mithilfe von Daten der Langzeit-Panelstudie forschten Wissenschaftler*innen des „Sozio-oekonomischen Panels“ (SOEP) im Jahr 2023 wieder zu einer Vielzahl an Themen des gesellschaftlichen ...
This study sheds light on the impact of different types of job retention programs such as short-time work (STW). We analyze the causal effect of an episode of STW on labor market outcomes up to five years later and compare this to the effects of sudden unemployment episodes. Using data from German Socio-Economic Panel (1992–2022), we employ an event-study approach to analyze the effect of...
This paper analyses the impact of the modernization of the Swiss marital law in the 1980s on married women's labour force participation in Switzerland. The reform of the law comprised multiple measures to foster the equality between husband and wife within the marriage. The Swiss people voted on the reform in a referendum in 1985, accepting the new marital law. Hence at the time of the vote, it...
Franziska Schütze, DIW-Forscherin und Mitglied der Wissenschaftsplattform Sustainable Finance, erläutert, warum Finanzmarktakteur*innen neben Risiko und Rendite zuletzt auch immer stärker auf den Aspekt Nachhaltigkeit achten. In den Fokus rücken bisher vor allem ökologische und soziale Kriterien sowie Kriterien guter Unternehmensführung ("Governance"). Dabei sind vielfältige Wechselwirkungen...
Fast online surveys without sampling frames are becoming increasingly important in survey research. Their recruitment methods result in non-probability samples. As the mechanism of data generation is always unknown in such samples, the problem of non-ignorability arises making vgeneralisation of calculated statistics to the population of interest highly questionable. Sensitivity analyses provide a ...
We discuss the main Theories of Harm in EU merger control and their evolution since the 1990s. We present stylised facts and trends using data extracted from EU merger decisions by natural language processing tools. EU merger policy has adapted over time, both in terms of legislation and theories of harm, as well as in terms of the investigative tools and evidence used. The introduction of the new ...
