DIW-Präsident Marcel Fratzscher kommentiert die Entscheidungen des Bund-Länder-Treffens zum weiteren Corona-Kurs wie folgt:
Preterm birth research is poised to explore the mental health of adults born very preterm(VP;
Although individuals vary in how optimistic they are about the future, one assumption that researchers make is that optimism is sensitive to changes in life events and circumstances. We examined how optimism and pessimism changed across the lifespan and in response to life events in three large panel studies (combined N = 74,886). In the American and Dutch samples, we found that optimism increased ...
We investigate patterns in common ownership networks between firms that are active in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry for the period 2004–2014. Our main findings are that “brand firms”—that is, firms that have research and development capabilities and launch new drugs—exhibit relatively dense common ownership networks with each other that further increase significantly in density over time, whereas ...
Es liegen neue Ergebnisse des FamilienMonitor_Corona zu den Sorgen und dem Wohlbefinden von Familien im Zeitraum 3. bis 16. März 2021 vor. Dieser Zeitraum war von einem Infektionsgeschehen geprägt, in dem die Neuinfektionen zunächst stagnierten, um dann wieder dynamisch zu steigen. Dennoch hat dieser Zeitraum durch die zunehmende Wiederaufnahme des Kita- und Schulbetriebs etwas Erleichterungen ...
The resurgence of the pandemic and renewed lockdowns have slowed the recovery of the global economy, but the overall losses will be less severe than after the first coronavirus wave in spring 2020. Industry in particular continues to develop well. In contrast, retail trade and personal services have been heavily affected, especially in hard-hit regions such as Europe. However, the fiscal stimulus cushions ...
By lifting lockdown measures as coronavirus case numbers are rising and the vaccine rollout is proceeding slowly, the German economy is being sent on a stop-go course. Re-opening measures will probably be followed by renewed closures, at least regionally, in order to keep the spread of COVID-19 under control. Nevertheless, industry is robust overall, primarily due to good foreign business. In the service ...
