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Populismus: Warum es Grund zur Hoffnung gibt: Kommentar

China vergibt vor allem Kredite an rohstoffreiche Länder, die wenig gegen Korruption unternehmen: Interview

Chinesische Kredite nach Afrika unterscheiden sich von westlichen Entwicklungskrediten

China hat in den letzten 20 Jahren auffällig viele Kredite an afrikanische Länder vergeben. Neue Kreditdaten zeigen, dass chinesische Kredite im Vergleich zu westlichen, multilateralen Krediten relativ teuer, nicht so langfristig, tendenziell stärker besichert und bezogen auf die Volumina im Zeitverlauf volatiler sind. Damit dürften westliche Kredite im Allgemeinen eher im volkswirtschaftlichen Interesse ...

Homeoffice und flexiblere Zeitverwendung machen Einstieg in den Aktienmarkt attraktiver: Interview

Homeoffice erleichtert den Einstieg in den Aktienmarkt

Das Jahr 2020 war durch eine sprunghafte Zunahme der Teilnahme von Privatpersonen am Aktienmarkt gekennzeichnet. Parallel waren auch deutlich mehr Erwerbstätige im Homeoffice. Tatsächlich ist die Nutzung von Homeoffice eine robuste Bestimmungsgröße für Aktienbesitz und erklärt einen Teil des Anstiegs im Jahr 2020. Vom Homeoffice profitieren in dieser Hinsicht vor allem Personen ohne Kinder im Haushalt. ...

Chinese Loans to African Countries Differ from Western Development Loans

Over the past 20 years, China has granted a conspicuous amount of loans to African countries. New loan data show that compared to Western multilateral loans, Chinese loans have relatively high interest rates and shorter maturities, tend to be highly collateralized, and are volatile over time. Thus, Western loans are generally more likely to be in the economic interest of the borrowing country. Furthermore, ...

Working from Home Facilitates Stock Ownership

In 2020, there were simultaneous increases in the number of private persons participating on the stock market as well as in the number of employees working from home. Indeed, working from home is a robust determinant of stock ownership and partially explains the increase in 2020, with households without children benefiting the most in this manner. Furthermore, the effect of working from home on stock ...

Economic Determinants of Populism

The rise of populism challenges numerous Western democracies and their institutions. In this round-up, we examine economic and societal conditions that are driving forces behind populism. We focus on five domains that are closely interlinked with populist support: globalization, financial crises, migration, inequality, and social mobility. Each domain offers unique insights into how societal shifts, ...

How Shocks Affect Stock Market Participation

While there is a broad consensus in the literature that stock ownership is associated with individual characteristics, such as wealth, income, risk preferences, and financial literacy, less is known about the dynamics of stock market participation (SMP). Major fluctuations in SMP are oftentimes related to political events, economic shocks, and technological disruptions. We discuss the literature that ...

Restrictions to Civil Liberties in a Pandemic and Satisfaction with Democracy

In times of crises, democracies face the challenge of balancing effective interventions with civil liberties. This study examines German states’ responses during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the trade-off between civil liberties and public health. Using state-level variation in mobility restrictions, we employ a difference-in-differences design to show that stay-at-home orders ...