Keynote by State Secretary Rainer Baake of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy at the Berlin Conference on Energy and Electricity Economics (BELEC 2015) "Cross-Border Coordination for Sustainable Energy Security – Theory and Policy Lessons from Different Sectors"
Keynote by Achim Wambach of the University of Cologne/Member of the Monopolies Commission at the Berlin Conference on Energy and Electricity Economics (BELEC 2015) "Cross-Border Coordination for Sustainable Energy Security – Theory and Policy Lessons from Different Sectors"
Panel Session on Nuclear Economics and Policy with François Lévêque of MINES ParisTech at the Berlin Conference on Energy and Electricity Economics (BELEC 2015) "Cross-Border Coordination for Sustainable Energy Security – Theory and Policy Lessons from Different Sectors"
Panel Session on Nuclear Economics and Policy with Miranda Schreurs of the FU Berlin at the Berlin Conference on Energy and Electricity Economics (BELEC 2015) "Cross-Border Coordination for Sustainable Energy Security – Theory and Policy Lessons from Different Sectors"
The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and the American Academy in Berlin proudly present the lecture and discussion on "Secular Stagnation in the Global Economy" by
Prof. Lawrence H. Summers 71st United States Secretary of Treasury President Emeritus and Charles Eliot University Professor, Harvard University
Moderator: Prof. Marcel Fratzscher, Ph.D.  ...
Mit der Abschaltung des Atomkraftwerks Grafenrheinfeld im Juni 2015 wird eine neue Phase der Energiewende eingeleitet, in der die Atomkraftwerke in Deutschland bis zum Jahr 2022 nach und nach abgeschaltet werden. Doch auch mit dem Ende der kommerziellen Atomkraftnutzung werden die Lichter hierzulande nicht ausgehen: Die Stromversorgung in Deutschland bleibt sicher, wie Berechnungen des DIW Berlin...
Wie entwickeln sich die Weltwirtschaft und die deutsche Konjunktur? Und wie ist es um die Investitionstätigkeit in Deutschland und Europa bestellt? Diese Fragen standen im Fokus der Industrietagung 2014, die am 22. Oktober in der Hauptstadtrepräsentanz der Deutschen Bank in Berlin stattfand.
Hier geht es zum Rückblick auf die Industrietagung 2014.
John Haisken-DeNew is Professor of Economics and Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he came to Germany in 1988 first as a research assistant, then as a doctoral student. In 1996, he joined the Socio-Economic Panel at DIW Berlin and remained until 2002. His research interests range from...
While still struggling with the financial and sovereign debt crisis, the financial markets, the real economy and governments seem to be experiencing slightly less tension. The discussion can now be shifted from imminent crisis management to longer-term financial stability considerations. Banks and other financial intermediaries have to make adjustments to their business models which allow them to...
Only strong economic growth will help Europe emerge from its crisis. The reforms implemented to date at national and European level have failed to impact the economy positively; this is due to excessive national, corporate, and private debts, weakness of the banking system, the lack of structural reforms, an insufficient institutional framework at European level, as well as a persisting climate of...