Do changes in religiosity beget changes in personality, or do changes in personality precede changes in religiosity? Existing evidence supports longitudinal associations between personality and religiosity at the between-person level, such that individual differences in personality predict subsequent individual differences in change in religiosity. However, no research to date has examined whether ...
To phase out fossil fuels, energy systems must shift to renewable electricity as the main source of primary energy. In this paper, we analyze how electrification can support the integration of fluctuating renewables, like wind and PV, and mitigate the need for storage and thermal backup plants. Using a cost-minimizing model for system planning, we find substantial benefits of electricity demand in ...
Die Abschaffung des Ehegattensplittings schafft mehr Freiheit, Gerechtigkeit und Wohlstand. Reformvorschläge liegen auf dem Tisch – die Politik muss sie nur umsetzen. Der SPD-Vorsitzende Lars Klingbeil schlägt vor, das Ehegattensplitting abzuschaffen. Dies wäre nicht nur einer der größten Fortschritte seit Langem für die Gleichstellung und Armutsbekämpfung, sondern es wäre ein essenzielles Element, ...
The rise of digitisation will cause a major upheaval in the manufacturing industries, bringing changes to traditional industrial location patterns as well. In order to understand the direction these structural changes are taking, this paper analyses the start-up activity in the industrial sector. The frontrunners are metropolitan regions and in particular major cities such as Berlin or Munich. Furthermore, ...
Brauchen einkommensstarke Haushalte das Elterngeld eigentlich? Oder sollte der Staat besser das Ehegattensplitting reformieren, wenn wohlhabende Familien mehr zu den öffentlichen Ausgaben beitragen sollen? Brauchen Väter mehr Anreize, sich in Elternzeit für Kinderbetreuung fit zu machen? Die OECD hat diese und viele andere Aspekte der Gleichstellungspolitik in einem neuen Bericht untersucht....
Over the past 20 years, China has granted a conspicuous amount of loans to African countries. New loan data show that compared to Western multilateral loans, Chinese loans have relatively high interest rates and shorter maturities, tend to be highly collateralized, and are volatile over time. Thus, Western loans are generally more likely to be in the economic interest of the borrowing country. Furthermore, ...
