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Economic Resilience of German Lignite Regions in Transition

This paper recalls the development of the German lignite regions Rhineland and Lusatia since 1945 to allow for a better understanding of their situation in 2019. We analyze their economic resilience, defined as adaptive capacity, using Holling’s adaptive cycle model. We find that the Rhineland is currently in the conservation phase, while Lusatia experiences a reorganization phase following the economic ...

The Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Informality in Low- and Middle Income Countries

Labor markets in low- and middle income countries are characterized by high levels of informality. A multitude of interventions have therefore been implemented in many countries with the objective to increase the formalization of firms and workers, including information campaigns, simplification of registration procedures, reductions of payroll taxes and social security contributions, and interventions ...

Center-Based Care and Parenting Activities

We estimate the effects of center-based care on parenting activities with children using data from time diaries and a family survey for Germany. Our estimates imply that usage of center-based care reduces the amount of time that a parent spends with their enrolled child, but only small negative effects on the amount of time spent on parenting activities. Correspondingly, center-based care increases ...

Degrees of Displacement: The Impact of Household PV Battery Prosumage on Utility Generation and Storage

Reductions in the cost of PV and batteries encourage households to invest in PV battery prosumage. We explore the implications for the rest of the power sector by applying two open-source techno-economic models to scenarios in Western Australia for the year 2030. Household PV capacity generally substitutes utility PV, but slightly less so as additional household batteries are installed. Wind power ...

Verlängerung von Kurzarbeitergeld ist unausweichlicher Schritt und wichtiges Signal an Unternehmen

Die Koalitionsspitzen haben sich darauf verständigt, die Corona-Hilfen für Beschäftigte und Unternehmen zu verlängern. Zentraler Punkt der Einigung ist eine Verlängerung des Kurzarbeitergeldes bis Ende Dezember 2021. In Not geratene, überschuldete Unternehmen können zudem bis Jahresende Zuschüsse zu den Betriebskosten beantragen. DIW-Präsident Marcel...

Bankenabgaben können Bankbilanzen widerstandsfähiger machen – Hohe Körperschaftsteuer schwächt Effekt aber ab

Studie untersucht Wechselwirkung von Bankenabgabe und Körperschaftsteuer – Gegenläufige Effekte auf die Verschuldung von Banken – Stärkung der Verlusttragfähigkeit von Banken ist in Ländern mit geringerer steuerlicher Diskriminierung von Eigenkapital effektiver Viele europäische Länder haben nach der globalen Finanzkrise vor gut zehn Jahren Bankenabgaben ...

The Accumulation of Wealth in Marriage: Over-Time Change and Within-Couple Inequalities

This study examines the accumulation of personal wealth of husbands and wives and investigates the development of within-couple wealth inequalities over time in marriage. Going beyond previous re- search that mostly studied the marriage wealth premium using household-level wealth data and that conceptualized marriage as an instantaneous transition with uniform consequences over time, we argue that ...

Hohe Körperschaftsteuer kann Effekt von Bankenabgaben nivellieren: Interview mit Franziska Bremus

Integration of Refugee Children and Adolescents in and out of School: Evidence of Success but Still Room for Improvement

Germany has seen the arrival of a large number of displaced children and adolescents in recent years. Integration is vital for their lives today and in the future. Key indicators of successful integration are a sense of belonging to school, participation in extracurricular activities, both within school and outside it, and social contacts. The present report examines these indicators based on data ...

Social Integration of Refugees Is Improving

Five years ago, almost a million people came to Germany seeking refuge. Chancellor Angela Merkel responded to public concern over such a large influx of refugees with her well-known saying, “Wir schaffen das” (We can do this!). Much has happened since then. As this report shows, the German population’s concerns over immigration have been decreasing since 2016. Nevertheless, refugees are increasingly ...