Am 27. Juni besuchte Francine D. Blau, Research Fellow der Abteilung Bildung und Familie, das DIW Berlin um den Raum zu besichtigen, der nach ihr benannt ist. Im Rahmen des BeNA Guru Talks war sie zu Gast am Institut.
In 2013, the Mexican government launched an ambitious reform package that meant to radically change the face of Mexico’s energy system. Besides reforming the oil and gas sectors, amongst others it also aimed at liberalizing the electricity markets, which had historically been in the hands of the State. As the reforms were implemented, additional goals concerning a clean energy source content...
The transit contract between Russia and Ukraine ends 31 December 2019. The future of Ukraine’s gas transit is uncertain, because export volumes are expected to be redirected through Nord Stream 2 and Turk Stream. Yet, gas transit through Ukraine remains important for the country but also for Central and South Eastern Europe. What are ways forward with regard to gas market reforms and a...
Trade policy has been in the headline news throughout this year. At the same time, trade policy is capturing increasing attention in international climate policy debates, for example regarding the responsibilities of consumers for carbon embodied in imports, or concerns of producers how national policy regimes can be designed to guide a transition to climate neutrality in a highly competitive...
Internationale empirische Untersuchungen kommen konsistent zum Ergebnis, dass Frauen weniger Fragen zum Finanzwissen korrekt beantworten können als Männer, weshalb sie wiederholt als besonders wichtige Zielgruppe für Maßnahmen der Finanzbildung identifiziert wurden. Finanzbildung im weiteren Sinn umfasst jedoch nicht nur Wissen, sondern auch Einstellungen und Verhaltensweisen, weshalb wir Geschlechterunterschiede ...
This paper examines how parental unemployment affects the transition to postsecondary education in different institutional contexts. Drawing on theoretical perspectives in intergenerational mobility research and sociology of higher education, we estimate the extent to which these intergenerational effects depend on social and education policies. We use data from five longitudinal surveys to analyze ...
This paper studies the intergenerational effects of parental unemployment on students’ transitions after completing upper secondary education. Besides estimating the average treatment effect of parental unemployment on transition outcomes, we also aim to identify the economic, psychological or other intra-familial mechanisms that might be responsible for any adverse impact of parental unemployment ...
This paper empirically explores the link between mass media coverage of migration and immigration worries. Using detailed data on media coverage in Germany, we show that the amount of media reports regarding migration issues is positively associated with concerns about immigration among the German population. The association is robust to the inclusion of time-variant individual control variables and ...
Auf der 13. interdisziplinären SOEP-Nutzerkonferenz am 19. und 20. Juli in Berlin präsentieren Forschende aus aller Welt aktuelle Ergebnisse auf Basis der SOEP-Daten. Wie sind die Einkommen in Deutschland verteilt? Welche Folgen für den Arbeitsmarkt hat der 2015 eingeführte Mindestlohn nach sich gezogen? Wie wirkt sich ein als ungerecht empfundenes Einkommen auf das Wohlbefinden ...
