Nach zwei Jahren deutlicher Preisrückgänge zeigt sich am deutschen Immobilienmarkt eine leichte Stabilisierung: Baugrundstücke und Einfamilienhäuser verbilligten sich nominal nur noch um rund ein Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. 2024 lag der Rückgang noch bei vier beziehungsweise sieben Prozent. Die Preise für Reihenhäuser und Wohnungen zogen hingegen leicht um 0,5 Prozent an. Die Preisentwicklung fällt ...
The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) represents one of the world's longest-running household panel studies, containing rich longitudinal data spanning over four decades. However, the complexity and scale of SOEP data present significant challenges for researchers in data discovery and exploration. This paper presents a prototype Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system designed to provide conversational ...
Wie geht es Menschen, die zur Gruppe der LGBTIQ* gehören – also Lesben, Schwule, Bisexuelle, Transgender, Intersexuelle und insgesamt queere Personen? Welche Chancen haben sie auf dem Arbeitsmarkt, wie sieht es um ihre Lebenszufriedenheit und wie um ihre psychische und physische Gesundheit? In mehreren Forschungsprojekten haben sich DIW-Forscher*innen mit diesen Fragen beschäftigt. Wir zeichnen die ...
Do the processes underlying destination-language acquisition differ between recently arrived refugees and other new immigrants? Based on a well-established model of language learning according to which language fluency is a function of efficiency, incentives, and exposure, this study addresses general processes of language learning as well as conditions specific to refugees. Longitudinal data on refugees ...
Recent years have seen a growing number of studies investigating the accuracy of nonprobability online panels; however, response quality in nonprobability online panels has not yet received much attention. To fill this gap, we investigate response quality in a comprehensive study of seven nonprobability online panels and three probability-based online panels with identical fieldwork periods and questionnaires ...
The Berlin-based "DIW-OECD industrial strategy dialogues" event series was launchend on December 8. It provides a platform for dialogue between key stakeholders from policy, business, society, and academia to discuss cutting-edge research and which industrial strategies can work for Germany, Europe and their global partners to address the major challenges of our time. Successful industrial strategies ...
