Den heutigen Equal Pay Day, der auf den Verdienstunterschied zwischen Männern und Frauen aufmerksam macht, kommentiert Elke Holst, Leiterin der Forschungsgruppe Gender Studies am DIW Berlin, wie folgt:
The current global economic environment remains harsh. Global growth rates stagnated in the fourth quarter of 2018, particularly affected by foreign trade. DIW Berlin’s forecast indicates global economic growth of 3.7 percent for 2019 and 3.6 percent for 2020. Positive stimuli are expected from catch-up effects (in the European automobile industry, for example) and the continued positive development ...
Although the economic boom in Germany is over, a recession is not looming. The economy is still expected to grow by 1.0 percent this year despite its recent weaker performance. Consumption remains a mainstay of the economy; the average annual increase in the number of employees is likely to be just under half a million. At 1.5 percent, inflation is barely dampening purchasing power and together with ...
Die Abteilung Makroökonomie analysiert gesamtwirtschaftliche Zusammenhänge mit empirischen und theoretischen Methoden. Die Forschungsarbeiten der Abteilung konzentrieren sich auf das zentrale Themenfeld Makroökonomie und Ungleichheit und umfassen Analysen zur Geld‑ und Fiskalpolitik, grüner Makroökonomie und Now- sowie Forecast von Einkommensverteilungen privater Haushalte basierend auf dem SOEP....
Entrepreneurs as well as innovative activities by young companies play an increasingly important role in innovation-driven economies, both for economic growth and for the creation of new jobs. They are therefore important actors in economic change. At the same time, the number of start-ups has been falling steadily for some time. Against this background, the Entrepreneurship research group...
