Gökhan Ider, Research Associate in the Macroeconomics Department, successfully defended his dissertation entitled “The Conduct and Transmission of Macroeconomic Policy. Essays in Monetary, Fiscal and Financial Stability Policy” on June 19, 2026. He was supervised by Alexander Kriwoluzky and Malte Rieth. Congratulations!
Lorenz Meister hat am 18. Juni 2026 seine Dissertation "Essays on Economic Beliefs, Risk Preferences, and Political Attitudes in Contemporary Democracies" an der Freie Universität (FU) Berlin erfolgreich verteidigt. Seine Betreuer waren Carsten Schröder (FU Berlin) und Panu Poutvaara (LMU München). Wir gratulieren Lorenz herzlich zu dieser großartigen Leistung!
Energy price shock slows German economy— Global growth remains moderate German Economy Global Economy Links and Downloads Energy price shock triggered by the Iran War stalls the nascent recovery of the German economy—technical recession expected around mid-year Deep downturn comparable to 2022/23 remains unlikely—shock is smaller, energy supply remains secure, and expansionary fiscal policy provides ...
Heute gibt es mal wieder eine DIW-interne Folge. Wolf-Peter Schill spricht mit Martin Kittel über ein echtes Reizthema der Energiewende, die berüchtigte Dunkelflaute. Basierend auf eigenen Forschungsarbeiten erklären wir, warum zwar Viele (mit unterschiedlichen Begriffen) über dieses Phänomen sprechen – es aber gleichzeitig so schwierig ist, konkret zu definieren, was eine Dunkelflaute eigentlich...
Lorenz Meister, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im SOEP, hat am 18. Juni 2026 seine Dissertation mit dem Titel „Essays on Economic Beliefs, Risk Preferences, and Political Attitudes in Contemporary Democracies“ erfolgreich verteidigt. Seine Betreuer waren Carsten Schröder und Panu Poutvaara. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
Lorenz Meister, Research Associate in the SOEP Department, successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Essays on Economic Beliefs, Risk Preferences, and Political Attitudes in Contemporary Democracies” on June 18, 2026. He was supervised by Carsten Schröder and Panu Poutvaara. Congratulations!
With shifting geopolitical tectonics Europe is in urgent need to build autonomy in defence and deterrence. As military spending is increasing significantly, Germany and Europe need an industrial strategy that helps the continent build a stronger and more independent role in developing modern defence and dual use technologies, foster competition and innovation and expand European defence production...
This study investigates whether having daughters impacts political preferences and whether this effect varies across European countries. We estimate effect sizes for 39 countries in the European Social Survey (n = 156,236) and aggregate estimates using random-effects meta-analysis, following a preregistered analysis plan. We find significant evidence that having daughters increases the preference for ...
