This paper analyses determinants of pass-through for Germany’s 2022 temporary fuel discount at its implementation and subsequent termination. Based on a unique dataset of fuel station characteristics and prices, we employ a two-stage Regression Discontinuity in Time (RDiT) methodology to estimate spatial passthrough variation. Our findings indicate that horizontal and vertical market structures exert ...
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Lifelong learning is increasingly recognized as important for individual well-being, but causal evidence on this relationship remains scarce. This paper evaluates the effects of non-formal adult education on life satisfaction by exploiting the substantial expansion of courses at East German Volkshochschulen (VHS) following reunification. Combining individual well-being data from SOEP with administrative ...
Das Deutsche Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin) richtet gemeinsam mit dem Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung (SVR) als Nationaler Ausschuss für Produktivität und dem Energiewirtschaftlichen Institut an der Universität zu Köln (EWI) den vierten wissenschaftlichen Workshop zum Thema Produktivität aus. Die Veranstaltung, die eine Plattform zur Förderung ...
The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) organizes the fourth Scientific Workshop on Productivity jointly with the German Council of Economic Experts (SVR Wirtschaft) in its role as the German National Productivity Board and the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI). The event, which will take place on 24 and 25 August 2026 at DIW Berlin, serves as a platform ...
