Vorträge des DIW Berlin

Natural Disaster, Policy Action, and Mental Well-Being: The Case of Fukushima

We study the impact of the Fukushima disaster on people's mental well-being in another industrialized country, more than 5000 miles distant. The meltdown significantly increased environmental concerns by 20% among the German population. Subsequent drastic policy action permanently shut down the oldest nuclear reactors, implemented the phase-out of the remaining ones, and proclaimed the transition...

The Short-Run Costs of Moving: Internal Migration and Consumption Growth in Indonesia

Adverse Effects of Increased Education Efficiency? The Impact of Shortening High School Tenure on Grade Repetitions

Low-Skilled Labor Migration in Tajikistan: Determinants and Effects on Expenditure Patterns

The Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Child Health: Evidence from Mongolia

Locus of Control and Low-Wage Mobility

We investigate whether non-cognitive skills - in particular Locus of Control - are important determinants of the labour market processes at the low-wage margin. Based . - on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate dynamic multinomial logit models with random effects and investigate whether Locus of Control . - influences the probability of being higher-paid or low-paid as well as...

Social Norms or Income Taxation - What Drives Couple's Labor Supply? Experimental Evidence

Is There an Added Worker Effect in Germany? Evidence from Involuntary Job Loss

Investitionen in den frühkindlichen Bereich zahlen sich aus: warum hier mehr zu tun ist, und wie es funktionieren kann

Besteht die EU die Herausforderungen einer globalen Wirtschaft?

Financing Patterns of Innovative SMEs and the Perception of Innovation Barriers in Germany

R&D Behavior of German Manufacturing Companies during the 2008/09 Recession

Regulation of Pharmaceutical Prices: Evidence from a Reference Price Reform in Denmark

Reference price systems for prescription drugs constitute widely adopted cost containment tools. In these systems, patients co-pay a fraction of the difference between a drug’s pharmacy retail price and a reference price that is set by the government. Reference prices are either determined externally (based on drug prices in other countries) or internally (based on domestic drug prices). We study...

Die gesetzliche Rentenversicherung nach dem Rentenpaket: Herausforderungen für die Zukunft

Key Issues for Power Market Design with RE: Germany in Europe

From Boom to Bust? A Critical Look at US Shale Gas Projections

US shale gas production is generally expected to continue its fast rise. However, a cautious evaluation is needed. Shale gas resource estimates are potentially overoptimistic and it is uncertain to which extent they can be produced economically. Moreover, the adverse environmental effects of ever more wells to be drilled may lead to a fall in public acceptance and a strengthening of regulation....

Optimal Infrastructure Investments for Renewable Energy Integration in Germany

Strategic Bidding in Multi-unit Auctions with Capacity Constrained Bidders: The New York Capacity Market

Network Expansion to Mitigate Market Power: How Increased Integration Fosters Welfare

Transfer Networks in Transitioning Village Economies