Noch nie wurde hierzulande so viel gearbeitet. Überstunden steuerlich zu entlasten, ist trotzdem falsch, schreiben die DIW Ökonom*innen Marcel Fratzscher, Mattis Beckmannshagen und Annika Sperling. Der Arbeitskräftebedarf ist eine große wirtschaftliche Herausforderung für Deutschland, denn bei fortschreitender Automatisierung und künstlicher Intelligenz braucht es Menschen, die in den Unternehmen die ...
In diesem Bericht werden Ergebnisse bis zum Berichtsjahr 2021 für Indikatoren Energieeffizienzinvestitionen, Bruttoproduktion, Beschäftigung sowie Umsätze mit Gütern und Dienstleistungen, die der Verbesserung der Energieeffizienz dienen, betrachtet. Schwerpunkte sind Maßnahmen zur Steigerung der Energieeffizienz im Gebäudebestand und im Produzierenden Gewerbe, Energieeffizienzdienstleistungen sowie ...
We consider structural vector autoregressions identified through stochastic volatility. Our focus is on whether a particular structural shock is identified by heteroskedasticity without the need to impose any sign or exclusion restrictions. Three contributions emerge from our exercise: (i) a set of conditions under which the matrix containing structural parameters is partially or globally unique; (ii) ...
Achieving climate neutrality and energy independence will require the accelerated diffusion ofexisting technologies, further cost reductions, as well as innovation in new technologies.However, climate related frontier innovation, as measured by patent fi lings, has been decliningsince 2012. In contrast, the deployment of existing technologies seems on the rise. The focus ondiffusion and commercialization ...
Making macroeconomics fit for a climate-neutral future: The European Union decided to be climate-neutral by 2050 and, hence, become the first climate-neutral continent in the world. Becoming climate-neutral can be considered one of the biggest challenges in our industrial societies. This transition will shape our future tremendously. The invasion of Ukraine further reinforced the necessity to speed ...
Critical discussions about decarbonising our economy: This new series brings together leading thinkers in the political economy of the environment to discuss why business as usual is still going so strong, despite the scientific evidence that urgent action is needed. In this series, we ask our guests "what is holding up the green transition"? The events explore systemic root causes of the climate crisis ...
Economic policy approaches for the climate-critical decade: Part I of the Policy Forum brings together leading experts from the fields of Green Growth, Postgrowth, and Degrowth to debate their different visions for the pathway toward sustainable economies. We will give room to separately explore the ideas and arguments of Green Growth and Postgrowth/Degrowth and bring the different approaches together ...
