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Markedly More Women on Executive Boards of Large Companies; Inclusion Requirement Seemingly Already Having an Effect

There was a significant increase in the number of women on executive boards of large companies in Germany from 2020 to 2021 after years of slow progress: In fall 2021, there were 139 women on the executive boards of the 200 largest companies, 38 more than in 2020. This is an increase of a good three percentage points to almost 15 percent, the largest seen since the beginning of the DIW Berlin Women ...

While Gender Quotas for Top Positions in the Private Sector Differ across EU Countries, They Are Effective Overall

This second report in the DIW Berlin Women Executives Barometer 2022 explores the designs and effects of gender quotas across Europe, coming to the conclusion that they are an effective instrument for increasing the share of women in top positions at large companies. Furthermore, the quotas differ greatly between the countries, for example in regard to the number of companies subject to the quota, ...

One Hundred Years of Rent Control in Argentina: Much Ado about Nothing

Following World War I, rent control became a standard policy response to the housing shortage and the resulting rent increases. Typically, economists blame it for creating inefficiencies in the housing market and beyond. We investigate whether rental market regulations (including rent control, protection of tenants from eviction, and housing rationing) had any effects in a middle-income Latin American ...

Die Covid-19-Pandemie und ihre Folgen aus der Geschlechterperspektive

Protecting the Ego: Motivated Information Selection and Updating

We investigate whether individuals self-select feedback that allows them to maintain their motivated beliefs. In our lab experiment, subjects can choose the information structure that gives them feedback regarding their rank in the IQ distribution (ego-relevant treatment) or regarding a random number (control). Although beliefs are incentivized, individuals are less likely to select the most informative ...

US-Wirtschaft ist dem Euroraum voraus

On the Economics of Storage for Electricity: Current State and Future Market Design Prospects

Since the early beginnings of the electricity system, storage has been of high relevance for balancing supply and demand. Through expanded electricity production by variable renewable technologies such as wind and photovoltaics, the discussion about new options for storage technologies is emerging. In addition, the electricity markets were subject to remarkable alterations. Some developments which ...

Jahresrückblick 2022

Liebe Partner*innen, liebe Leser*innen, liebe Freund*innen des DIW Berlin, lassen Sie uns einen Blick zurück werfen auf unsere Forschungsarbeit des vergangenen Jahres, auf die wichtigen Erkenntnisse, die an unserem Institut gewonnen werden konnten. Viel Freude beim Durchklicken und Lesen und Schauen. Im Vorwortvideo möchte ich kurz auf die Punkte, die mir besonders wichtig erscheinen, hinweisen.   ...

Rohstoffe: Deutschland von wenig demokratischen Staaten abhängig: Animierte Infografik

Wie sich Deutschland und die EU aus Rohstoffabhängigkeiten lösen können

Deutschland und die EU importieren viele als kritisch eingestufte Rohstoffe aus wenig demokratisch verfassten Ländern – Extreme Abhängigkeit lässt sich kurz- und längerfristig begrenzen – DIW-Analyse von einzelnen kritischen Rohstoffen und Förderländern zeigt Handlungspotenziale auf Deutschland ist von Rohstoffimporten extrem abhängig – und vulnerabel: Die Wirtschaft ist zu über 90 Prozent auf entsprechende ...