Social media usage by children and young people is an increasingly controversial topic. The focus is on risks, opportunities, and possible regulations. Politicians from all relevant parties are now open to a social media ban up to a certain age; the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs has set up a commission of experts. Based on a short survey in the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), conducted in September ...
Die Spritpreise sind hierzulande doppelt so stark gestiegen wie im EU-Schnitt. Woran das liegt, ob illegale Deals eine Rolle spielen, warum ein Tankrabatt wenig bringt. Bei den steigenden Preisen an den Tankstellen müssten Wettbewerbshüter jetzt genau hinschauen, meint Tomaso Duso. Der Chef der Monopolkommission erklärt, wie die Politik den Markt besser regulieren könnte. Der Krieg zwischen Israel ...
In this paper, we combine Census data with death records to examine the relationship between income inequality and race-specific mortality across 5,565 municipalities in Brazil. We find that overall income inequality is strongly associated with Non-White mortality but not with White mortality. To understand this disparity, we decompose the Gini coefficient and find that the racial income gap accounts ...
Competition authorities increasingly rely on economic screening tools to identify markets where firms deviate from competitive norms. Traditional screening methods assume that collusion occurs through secret agreements. However, recent research highlights that firms can use public announcements to coordinate decisions, thereby reducing competition while avoiding detection.We propose a novel approach ...
Deutsche Wirtschaft im Aufschwung – Weltwirtschaft wächst moderat weiter Deutsche Wirtschaft Weltwirtschaft Links und Downloads Deutsche Wirtschaft nach drei schwachen Jahren auf Erholungskurs – Belastungen durch Iran-Krieg und erratische US-Handelspolitik bremsen nur leicht Aufschwung wird weiterhin von Binnenwirtschaft getragen, während exportorientierte Industrie angesichts struktureller Schwächen ...
German economy on the upswing—global economy continues to grow moderately German Economy Golbal Economy Links und Downloads German economy on recovery path after three years of subdued activity – pressures from Iran war and erratic U.S. trade policy only slightly slow growth The recovery continues to be driven by the domestic economy, while export-oriented industry is only gradually gaining momentum ...
