The Case of the Australian Galilee Basin Thermal coal exporters face increasing uncertainty about future coal demand and the risk of asset stranding is increasing. Nevertheless, new export-oriented coal mine projects like the Carmichael project in the Australian Galilee Basin are still brought forward. In this seminar, we discuss research results with the COALMOD-World model with Australian...
We investigate how R&D spillovers propagate across firms linked through Research Joint Ventures (RJVs). Building on the framework developed by Bloom et al. (2013) which considers the opposing effects of knowledge spillovers and product market rivalry, we extend the model to account for RJV cooperation. Since the firm’s decision to join a RJV is endogenous, we build a model of RJV participation. The ...
This study sheds light on whether the provision of information on costs, financing options, and returns of college education results in higher application and college enrollment rates. Based on a behavioral intervention with more than 1,000 high school students in Germany, we provide evidence that the provision of such information increases college application and enrollment rates, in particular for ...
This study investigates how precarious employment throughout the life course affects the fertility behavior of men and women in Germany, and how risk attitudes moderate exposure to objectively given uncertainty. Analyzing data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study from 1990 to 2015, I find that men and women have become quite similar in their fertility behavior: Stable employment accelerates ...
Der Krieg gegen die Ukraine ist auch ein Energiekrieg. Deutschland zahlt den Preis für die verschleppte Energiewende. Dieser Beitrag erschien am 27. Februar 2022 in der Frankfurter Rundschau. Kiew/Moskau/Berlin – Was für ein Horror. Das schlimmste Szenario, vor dem wir seit über einem Jahrzehnt warnen, ist eingetreten: Wir befinden uns inmitten eines Energiekriegs. Russland nutzt ...
Das Interview erschien beim Spiegel. Deutschlands Autofahrer haben Putin mit Ölmilliarden stark gemacht. Nun sollten wir zügig aus Benzin und Diesel aussteigen, findet DIW-Energieexpertin Claudia Kemfert – und sagt, wie das geht. Interview: Arvid Kaiser. SPIEGEL: Frau Kemfert, wir Deutschen finanzieren an der Tankstelle auch den Krieg Russlands gegen die Ukraine mit, weil wir zu großen Teilen russisches ...