Die Interessen der jungen Generation spielen in den Wahlprogrammen kaum eine Rolle. Kinderrechte müssen gestärkt werden – auch im Grundgesetz. "Die Welt gehört in Kinderhände … Kinder an die Macht", schrieb Herbert Grönemeyer im Jahr 1986. Heute sind unsere Kinder weiter von Macht und politischer Teilhabe entfernt als je zuvor in den letzten 75 Jahren. Dabei wäre die Welt ein ganzes Stück besser, wenn ...
Wissenschaftler*innen der Abteilung Makroökonomie sind Teil des Expertengremiums für Geldpolitik des Europäischen Parlaments. Laut Vertrag über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union (AEUV) ist die EZB gegenüber dem Europäischen Parlament rechenschaftspflichtig. Die vierteljährlichen Treffen zwischen der Präsidentin der EZB und dem ECON-Ausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments sind als „Monetärer...
In conventional proxy VAR analysis, the shocks of interest are identified by external instruments. This is typically accomplished by considering the covariance of the instruments and the reduced-form residuals. Alternatively, the instruments may be internalized by augmenting the VAR process by the instruments or proxies. These alternative identification methods are compared and it is shown that the ...
This paper explores the effect of COVID-19 infection rates on individuals’ risk preferences using the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Findings show that the spread of COVID-19 does not significantly alter risk preferences. While we do find that individuals with prior cardiovascular diseases reduce their preference for risk-taking, this zero effect is remarkably stable across subgroups of the population. ...
Aligned with the war in Ukraine, Russia has significantly withheld natural gas exports to Europe since 2021. As there are no EU-wide sanctions on imports of Russian natural gas, the Ukraine transit as well as imports via Turkey and LNG have remained active during 2022–24. However, the Russian-Ukrainian transit agreement expires at the end of 2024 and discussions about new sanctions on natural gas as ...
This article, part of our special On-Topic series on "A New Agenda for Growth: The Draghi Report and Competition Policy,"discusses the Draghi report’s assessment of European telecom markets, questioning its claims of underperformance and its recommendations for increased consolidation. It argues that easing merger control could harm competition and investment while highlighting positive proposals, ...
