Abstract: Electricity markets are increasingly shaped by uncertainty in residual demand due to renewable expansion. This weakens the disciplining role of forward markets and amplifies the potential for market power in spot pricing. Understanding this mechanism is essential for informed market design in the context of growing intermittency and structural transformation of energy systems.
This paper analyses determinants of pass-through for Germany’s 2022 temporary fuel discount at its implementation and subsequent termination. Based on a unique dataset of fuel station characteristics and prices, we employ a two-stage Regression Discontinuity in Time (RDiT) methodology to estimate spatial passthrough variation. Our findings indicate that horizontal and vertical market structures exert ...
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Lifelong learning is increasingly recognized as important for individual well-being, but causal evidence on this relationship remains scarce. This paper evaluates the effects of non-formal adult education on life satisfaction by exploiting the substantial expansion of courses at East German Volkshochschulen (VHS) following reunification. Combining individual well-being data from SOEP with administrative ...
Das Deutsche Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin) richtet gemeinsam mit dem Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung (SVR) als Nationaler Ausschuss für Produktivität und dem Energiewirtschaftlichen Institut an der Universität zu Köln (EWI) den vierten wissenschaftlichen Workshop zum Thema Produktivität aus. Die Veranstaltung, die eine Plattform zur Förderung ...
