Die Einigung der sogenannten Kohlekommission auf einen Fahrplan für den Kohleausstieg in Deutschland kommentiert Claudia Kemfert, Energieökonomin und Leiterin der Abteilung Energie, Verkehr, Umwelt am Deutschen Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin), wie folgt:
This paper provides the first comprehensive review of the empirical and theoretical literature on the determinants of the elasticity of substitution between capital and labor. Our focus is on the two-input constant elasticity of substitution (CES) production function. By example of the U.S., we highlight the distinctive heterogeneity in empirical estimates of σ at both the aggregate and industrial ...
We analyze competition between Internet Service Providers (ISPs) where consumers demand heterogeneous content within two Quality-of-Service (QoS) regimes, Net Neutrality and Paid Prioritization, and show that paid prioritization increases the static efficiency compared to a neutral network. We also consider paid prioritization intermediated by Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). While the use of CDNs ...
The Firms and Markets Department analyzes firms’ strategic behavior and its impact on efficiency, productivity, and growth as well as the institutional and political environment in which firms operate. With the aid of well-established empirical microeconomic tools, the department analyzes economic policy issues, aiming to produce robust data on and suitable tools for evaluating current economic...
Aleksandra Peeva, has successfully defended her dissertation at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The dissertation with the title "Political Goals, Economic Constraints: Explaining the Motivation and Effects of Economic Sanctions" was supervised by Prof. Marcel Fratzscher, Ph.D. (DIW Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Wolf (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin). We ...
Die EU-Kommission hat den Haushaltsentwurf Italiens abgelehnt. Dazu ein Statement von Marcel Fratzscher, Präsident des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin):
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009-2000 1999 - 1990 1989 - 1984 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2024 2025 Anfang des Jahres trat US-Präsident Donald Trump sein Amt unter dem Motto „Make America Great again“ an. Tausende demonstrierten – auch hierzulande gingen viele Menschen aus Protest auf die Straße. Im Sommer machte die Ehe für alle Schlagzeilen, die nach einer Abstimmung im Bundestag beschlossen ...
