Global recovery is progressing more slowly than was indicated in 2020 due to high coronavirus rates and related economic restrictions in Europe and Japan. Recently, a disparate picture has been forming: In the advanced economies, declining infection rates and continued progress in vaccination campaigns will presumably lead to a revival that will be especially noticeable in the retail and service sectors ...
By lifting lockdown measures as coronavirus case numbers are rising and the vaccine rollout is proceeding slowly, the German economy is being sent on a stop-go course. Re-opening measures will probably be followed by renewed closures, at least regionally, in order to keep the spread of COVID-19 under control. Nevertheless, industry is robust overall, primarily due to good foreign business. In the service ...
Die globale Erholung verläuft langsamer als sich noch im vergangenen Jahr andeutete. Grund für den schleppenden Jahresbeginn waren hohe Corona-Infektionszahlen und damit verbundene wirtschaftliche Restriktionen in Europa und Japan. Zuletzt zeichnete sich ein zweigeteiltes Bild ab: In den fortgeschrittenen Volkswirtschaften werden sinkende Infektionszahlen und weitere Impffortschritte voraussichtlich ...
Nach langen coronabedingten Lockdowns erwacht die deutsche Wirtschaft nach und nach aus ihrem Winterschlaf. Da immer mehr Menschen geimpft sind und die Infektionszahlen fallen, können viele Branchen wieder auf einen normaleren Geschäftsbetrieb hoffen, allen voran die gebeutelten Dienstleistungsfirmen etwa in der Kultur- und Veranstaltungsbranche und die Reiseveranstalter. Die Industrie, die besser ...
Do memories of highly emotional stock market crashes permanently affect the investment decisions of households? The Initial Public Offerings of Deutsche Telekom during 1996- 2000 provide an optimal base to address this question, as it is known for its emotional character and is reputedly “the last time Germans invested in stocks.” Using Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) household survey data, I show that ...
This paper explores climate-friendly projects that could be part of the COVID-19 recovery while jump-starting the transition of the European basic materials industry. Findings from a literature review on technology options in advanced development stages for climate-friendly production, enhanced sorting, and recycling of steel, cement, aluminium, and plastics, are combined with insights from interviews ...
