Do trade dependencies leave countries vulnerable to geopolitical coercion? We study the economic costs of trade and financial sanctions, from 1920 to the present. We first develop a continuous measure of sanction intensity, using bilateral commodity-level data to calculate the importance of specific flows that fall under sanctions. We find that sanctions inflict relatively small costs on average: sanctioning ...
How do shifts in the global balance of power shape the world economy? We propose a theory of alignment-based “hegemonic globalization,” built on two central premises: countries differ in their preferences over policies (such as the rule of law or regulatory frameworks) and trade between any two countries increases with the degree of alignment in these policies. Hegemons promote policy alignment and ...
Aktuell ist bei uns so viel los, dass wir viel weniger neue Folgen aufnehmen können als wir gerne würden. Daher gibt es heute eine kleine Bonusfolge, die im Kontext des 100-Jahre-Jubiläums des DIW Berlin entstanden ist. Wolf spricht mit Erich Wittenberg über das Wissenschafts-Podcasten: über die Zielgruppe von fossilfrei, über die Frage, ob man mit unserem „abgenerdeten“ Format eigentlich nur die...
In 2024, the heating energy demand of households in Germany remained at a similar level as in 2023. Thus, the heating energy savings achieved during the energy crisis were maintained, as data from real estate service provider ista SE show. Compared to 2023, CO₂ emissions fell by three percent after adjusting for temperature. Although heating energy prices rose on average by only 6.2 percent in 2024, ...
Free, fair, and diversified trade plays a crucial role in the development of new technologies and thus also in the success of industrial and innovation policy strategies. Access to critical raw materials and other inputs, such as semiconductors or steel scrap, is often a prerequisite for the development of new technologies, including in the important areas of digitalization and decarbonization. At...
DIW Wochenbericht - das Interview
In dieser Folge des DIW-Podcasts spricht Host Erich Wittenberg mit Wolf-Peter Schill , Leiter des Forschungsbereichs Transformation der Energiewirtschaft und Co-Host des Energiewende-Podcasts f ossilfrei . Der Podcast läuft mittlerweile seit über zwei Jahren. Das Gespräch ist ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der Wissenschaftskommunikation und zeigt, warum Podcasts immer wichtiger für ...
Jonas Hannane received the “Best Paper Award for Junior Scholars” from Faculty VII at TU Berlin for his article “Who Is AI Replacing? The Impact of Generative AI on Online Freelancing Platforms”, published in the journal Management Science in 2025. Congratulations! Jonas was a GC/BSE PhD researcher in the Firms and Markets Department. The award-winning paper was part of his dissertation.
