Vorträge des DIW Berlin

Is Technical Progress Sectorally Concentrated? An Empirical Analysis for Western European Countries

Previous research shows that technical progress at the industry level, measured by sectoral TFP growth, is more localized in continental European countries than in Anglo-Saxon countries. We use EU KLEMS data sets to decompose sectoral TFP for nine European countries by means of a Malmquist approach, in order to separate technical change. Applying Harberger diagrams, we describe the sectoral...

The Treatment Effect of Attending a High-Quality School and the Influence of Unobservables

This paper studies the effect of attending a high-quality secondary school on subsequent educational outcomes. The analysis is based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study in which we observe children when they make their secondary school choice (between ages 10-12) and later when they self-report on their intentions with regard to their further educational path (between ages 16-17)....

Warum sollte ich meine Datensätze mit anderen teilen? Die empirische Wirtschaftsforschung und der Weg zu mehr Transparenz: Panel

Ein Ethikkodex für den Verein für Socialpolitik: die Ergebnisse der Ethikkommission des VfS: Panel

Paneldiskussion zum Wettbewerb in der Wirtschaftspolitik

Information Sharing in Competitive Insurance Markets

We rationalize a special type of sharing information which can typically be found in markets for occupational disability insurances. There, firms share information about acceptances and rejections of an applicant. We set up a multiple-step signalling model with uninformed agents and endogenize competing principals' decisions to acquire information on risk types. We formalize the idea that...

Do New Digital Security Measures Overstretch States' Legitimacy? Why Citizens Accept or Reject Digital Surveillance

Kapazitätsmarkt, Reserveleistungsmarkt und strategische Reserve versus Energy Only Markt: Wirkungen auf Verbraucher und Produzenten in einem Strommarktmodell für Zentraleuropa

The German Socio-Economic Panel as a Rich Data Source for Developmental Psychology

Introduction

Macroeconomic Developments in Germany and the World Economy

Diskussionsteilnahme

Local Warming and Violent Conflict in North and South Sudan

Spillover Effects in Oligopolistic Markets

The Effects of Disintegrated Distribution

Information Sharing in Competitive Insurance Markets

Berliner Wirtschaft: Szenario 2030

Vortrag und Podiumsdiskussion

Kampf um Strom: die wirtschaftlichen Chancen einer klugen Energiewende

Fathers' Usage of Parental Leave: Evidence from Germany