Scrap availability limits how quickly global steel production can decarbonize. This paper shows that a border carbon adjustment can eliminate classic import carbon leakage but triggers resource shuffling: as regulated regions demand more of the cleaner, scrap-based steel, unregulated regions shift towards dirtier one. I develop a dynamic trade model with three steel production routes and endogenous scrap generation from depreciating product stocks. When one region implements an ambitious climate policy, it drives domestic consumption towards clean steel; however, this regulated region absorbs a disproportionate share of scrap supply, driving up scrap prices and forcing the unregulated region into dirty consumption.

Gemeinsam mit dem Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung (SVR) als Nationaler Ausschuss für Produktivität und dem Energiewirtschaftlichen Institut an der Universität zu Köln (EWI) richtet das Deutsche Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin) den vierten wissenschaftlichen Workshop zum Thema Produktivität aus.

Der Workshop findet am 24. und 25. August 2026 am DIW Berlin statt.

Die Veranstaltung bietet Forschenden die Möglichkeit, ihre jüngsten Beiträge zum Verständnis von Produktivitätsentwicklungen und -treibern vorzustellen und zu diskutieren, und dient als Plattform, um die wissenschaftliche Kooperation zu fördern.

Wir freuen uns, Daniel Yi Xu, David Rubenstein Distinguished Professor of Economics der Duke University, als Keynote-Speaker begrüßen zu dürfen.

09.09.: 1 pm - 4 pm

How should economists measure people’s well-being? A comprehensive measure of well-being is essential for accurately estimating the effects of a policy or intervention, tracking social progress, and assessing inequality. Traditional measures, such as compensating variation in microeconomics and Gross Domestic Progress in macroeconomics, largely restrict attention to market goods. These measures thereby omit potentially important components of overall well-being, such as emotional life, people’s sense of purpose, the quality of their relationships, and environmental quality.

This course will introduce the frontier of economic research on measuring well-being using survey questions. The course may be useful for researchers who analyze large-scale surveys (such as the German Socioeconomic Panel), collect their own data via lab, field, or survey experiments, or are interested in exploring alternative macroeconomic indicators.

The course covers theory and empirical evidence. The first half of the course focuses on single-question measures of well-being, such as happiness and life satisfaction. Key questions include: What is captured by these measures? Do any of them correspond to an economic concept of utility? The second half of the course examines multi-question indexes, such as the OECD Well-being Data Monitor. For such indexes, key questions include: Is the set of questions sufficiently comprehensive to fully capture well-being? How should responses to the questions be combined into an index in a principled way? For both single- and multi-question measures, interpersonal comparability and intrapersonal comparability over time are central challenges.

Deutschlands Industrie verliert Wertschöpfung, kämpft mit hohen Strompreisen und droht den Anschluss bei KI zu verpassen. Die Monopolkommission präsentiert Befunde und Empfehlungen aus ihrem Hauptgutachten 2026 und zeigt auf, welche Maßnahmen für eine wettbewerbsorientierte Wirtschaftspolitik notwendig sind.

Im Anschluss laden wir zu einem offenen Dialog ein: Was lässt sich politisch umsetzen, wo liegen die Hürden – und welche Weichen müssen jetzt gestellt werden? 

Wir freuen uns über Ihre virtuelle Teilnahme. Die Anmeldung ist über das Formular (siehe Kasten) möglich.

Zum Hauptgutachten der Monopolkommission gelangen Sie HIER.

The Berlin IO Day is a one-day workshop supported by the Berlin's leading academic institutions, including DIW Berlin, ESMT Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Technische Universität Berlin. The aim is to create an international forum for high quality research in Industrial Organization in the heart of Berlin, one of Europe's most vibrant and intellectually lively cities.

Am 6. und 7. Oktober 2026 organisieren wir einen zweitägigen Workshop zum Sozio-oekonomischen Panel (SOEP) am DIW Berlin. Neben Vorträgen zu Aufbau, Datenstruktur, Ziehungsdesign und Gewichtungsstrategie bieten hands-on Sessions eine praxisorientierte Annäherung an die Daten und ihre Potentiale.

Der Workshop richtet sich an Wissenschaftler*innen auf allen Qualifikationsstufen, die in Zukunft mit den SOEP-Daten arbeiten wollen oder sich aktuell im frühen Stadium der SOEP-basierten Datenanalyse befinden.

21.10.: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

The economics of crime literature dates back primarily to Becker’s (1968) economic model of crime, which put forward a theory of rational individual decision making to explain when individuals commit crime and the optimal level of crime in society. In the early-mid 1990s, an empirical literature took off – largely taking advantage of aggregate data and panel data methods – to test the economic model of crime: does higher probability of punishment deter crime? Does harsher punishment deter crime?

This literature has exploded in the last 15 years, with both increased attention by economists to understand the causes of criminal behavior, the advancement of quasi-experimental research designs capable of convincingly answering these questions, and the increased availability of high-quality micro-level data.  These lectures aim to survey the existing literature on a selected set of sub-questions and highlight both how the field has evolved  – in terms of questions, data used, and methodology - and where the frontier is today.

Das Sozio-oekonomische Panel Deutschland (SOEP) ist eine repräsentative Panelstudie für die deutsche Bevölkerung, die Daten zu einer Vielzahl von Themen des täglichen Lebens erhebt, darunter allgemeines Wohlbefinden, Haushaltszusammensetzung, Bildungsaspirationen und Bildungsstatus, Einkommen und Berufsbiografien, Freizeitaktivitäten, Wohnen, Gesundheit, politische Orientierung und mehr. Mit seiner langjährigen Panelstruktur, der Themenbreite und der Repräsentativität der Daten ist das SOEP zu einer zentralen Ressource für die quantitative Forschung in den Sozialwissenschaften in Deutschland geworden.

A face to face interview is something every student will go through at some point in their career. In the academic job market, it is the central process to convince potential employers of your future research prospects. Outside academia the focus is less on research, but performing well in the interview is nonetheless essential to get the job you want. Handling a job interview successfully is not an easy challenge, but the skills needed to present yourself in the best light can be practiced.

For this reason, this year the Graduate Center will again offer job market interview training in the form of a ‘mock interview’. We will simulate the interview based on a fictive job vacancy in your field of interest. The“selection committee” will consist of at least two senior researchers in your field, e.g. your supervisor and post docs. Moreover, we have invited Sigrid Pearson, an English job interviewcoach. She will assist in preparing your talk during the days before the interview; she will also attend the talks and give detailed feedback on your performance after the simulation. As part of your preparation, we will also ask you to compose a short fictive job ad for the type of job you are planning to apply for (post‐doc position, position in an international organization etc.).

We are pleased to invite submissions for our workshop taking place on November 26-27, 2026 at DIW Berlin.

The workshop is part of the SOEP-LEE2 project and brings together research on resilience, crisis responses, digital transformation, and cyber security, with a particular emphasis on empirical work using survey and linked data on firms, employees, and households. It will also showcase new data resources from the SOEP research infrastructure.

Economic crises, geopolitical tensions, and rapid technological change are profoundly transforming firms, labor markets, and households. At the same time, the diffusion of digital technologies, artificial intelligence, remote work, and cyber risks is reshaping organizational structures, work practices, and economic behavior. Understanding these developments requires high-quality data that links individuals, households, and organizations.

The program will feature three keynote lectures by leading international scholars in the fields of resilience, digital transformation, and organizational change: Christian Dustmann (Department of Economics, University College London and Rockwool Foundation Berlin), Osea Giuntella (Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh) and David Peetz (Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University, Brisbane).

The Graduate Center of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and the Sustainable Economy Research group at CentraleSupélec are organizing a joint Winter School for PhD students and postdocs in Economics of Energy and Environment.

The distinguished, internationally renowned lecturers will be Prof. Frank A. Wolak (Stanford University), Prof. Veronika Grimm (TU Nürnberg), Prof. Philippe Quirion (CIRED-CNRS), and Prof. Afzal Siddiqui (Stockholm University).