The energy price crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed the heightened vulnerability of low-income households to rising heating costs, particularly those in energy-inefficient buildings. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this study examines the distributional impact of heating costs across income deciles and evaluates the effectiveness of policy interventions. We ...
Do long-term improvements in air quality influence children’s educational outcomes? This paper investigates the impact of Low Emission Zones (LEZs), which restrict access to designated areas for emission-intensive vehicles, on the educational achievement of elementary school students in Germany. Using school-level data from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, we exploit the staggered ...
Industrial strategies are not only about the development of new technologies. They also need to ensure conducive conditions for technology diffusion across the economy to unlock productivity potential. This panel draws on recent OECD research on conditions and policy levers that enable AI technology uptake and diffusion across firms. Building on this evidence, the panel will discuss key elements...
Bei Industriestrategien geht es nicht nur um die Entwicklung neuer Technologien. Sie müssen auch günstige Bedingungen für die Verbreitung von Technologien in der gesamten Wirtschaft schaffen, um Produktivitätspotenziale freizusetzen. Diese Podiumsdiskussion stützt sich auf aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse der OECD zu den Bedingungen und politischen Hebeln, die die Einführung und Verbreitung von KI...
In the early days of teaching multiple time series analysis, a menu-driven software was developed for use in the classroom and for examinations. The software and its follow-up version are briefly motivated and reviewed. A personal view of the author about future software tools for time series analysis is expressed.
In this article, we argue for a stronger convergence of economic and political science disciplines as a precondition to foster global climate cooperation. While classical economists emphasize the importance of incentives and fees as drivers for international cooperation, as well as free riding avoidance and reciprocity of contributions as principles thereof, political scientists are rather concerned ...
