We are excited to welcome the new 2024 cohort of PhD students, with some joining through the Berlin School of Economics (BSoE) and others directly through our program. All of them will conduct their research at DIW Berlin, marking the start of their academic journey with us. We wish them all the best as they embark on the path toward earning their doctorates and look forward to supporting their research ...
On December 5, the Institute and DIW GC celebrated the graduation of 15 of our graduates with a festive ceremony. After an opening speech by Marcel Fratzscher and an inspiring speech by Prof. Dr. Nicolas Ziebarth, Helmut Lütkepohl was also bid farewell to his well-deserved retirement. The Executive Board and Kerstin Bernoth thanked him warmly for his important work in doctoral training and at the GC. ...
The newspaper coverage of CEOs is highly gendered with more family-related language used in newspaper articles on female than male company leaders. In a randomized online experiment, we ask whether this stereotypical representation affects readers' beliefs about CEO competence, firm performance, and resulting financial decision-making. We show participants articles consisting of elements from real...
The application portal for the doctoral program of the DIW Graduate Center is now open! Graduates can apply until January 15, 2025 for the 2025 cohort (start: October 2025). The program offers structured doctoral training with a full scholarship in the first year and employment in a department in subsequent years. Applicants should have a Master's degree in economics or related subjects. More information ...
Das Bewerbungsportal für das Promotionsprogramm des DIW Graduate Centers ist ab sofort geöffnet! Absolventen können sich bis zum 15. Januar 2025 für den Jahrgang 2025 8Start: Oktober 2025) bewerben. Das Programm bietet eine strukturierte Doktorandenausbildung mit einem Vollstipendium im ersten Jahr und einer Anstellung in einer Abteilung in den Folgejahren. Bewerber sollten einen Masterabschluss in ...
The study uses a synthetic control method to estimate the local economic cost of Brexit. The vast majority of regions in the UK have lost as a result of Brexit. Since losses tend to be concentrated in relatively prosperous regions, Brexit has reduced regional inequalities (“levelling up“) while pushing down national output (“levelling down“ in the aggregate). Using both aggregate data from local...
This study explores the responsiveness of climate policy preferences and individual behaviors to variations in beliefs about climate change impacts. Using an information provision experiment embedded within the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we analyze how updated beliefs influence pro-environmental engagement and whether these effects persist over time. By linking experimental data with rich...
Item nonresponse is a common issue in surveys. We implement an experiment to reduce nonresponse to income questions in an international household survey, looking at four different countries. Survey respondents are asked to report their exact household income. We randomize those who refuse to answer into two groups. In a follow-up question, the control group is asked to choose their income from a...
