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Germany's Construction Industry: Strong Growth Followed by Stagnationby Martin Gornig and Hendrik Hagedorn in: DIW Economic Bulletin 1/2012.2011 was one of the construction industry's strongest years of growth since German reunification. For the year as a whole, a nominal increase in construction volume of almost eight percent is expected. The price increase is forecast at over 2.5 percent. Real construction ...
09.01.2012
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German Industry - a Tower of Strength? by Dorothea Lucke in: DIW Economic Bulletin Nr. 1/2012.By the summer of 2011, Germany industry was back at levels last achieved before the economic crisis, thanks to continuous growth in production since early 2009. The recovery was driven by strong domestic and foreign demand for German capital and intermediate goods. However, the Ifo Business Climate Index, ...
09.01.2012
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Personnel news
Alexander Schiersch, since 2009 researcher in the department Innovation, Manufacturing, Service, has successfully defended his doctoral thesis “Essays on efficiency and competition of German manufacturing firms“ at Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (summa cum laude). His thesis was examined by the professors Alexander Kritikos, DIW Berlin und Universität Potsdam and ...
05.01.2012
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German R&D-intensive Industries : Value Added and Productivity Have Recovered Considerably After the Crisis by Heike Belitz, Martin Gornig, Alexander Schiersch in: DIW Economic Bulletin 2/2011No large industrialized nation is as strongly specialized in the production of R&D-intensive goods as Germany. In the crisis year 2009 these export-oriented industries had to pass a crucial test. The slump ...
05.08.2011
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"Leading position maintained". Six Questions for Alexander Schiersch in in: DIW Economic Bulletin 2/2011
05.08.2011
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Economic Bulletin
After the Crisis: German R&D-intensive Industries in a Good Position by Heike Belitz, Marius Clemens, Martin Gornig, Florian Mölders, Alexander Schiersch, Dieter Schumacher in: DIW Economic Bulletin 2/2011The strong reliance of the German economy on the industry sector has been a point of criticism for years now. Germany is too strongly focused on export, making it susceptible to crises and ...
05.08.2011
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Exports: Orientation Towards Emerging Markets by Marius Clemens, Florian Mölders, Dieter Schumacher in: DIW Economic Bulletin 2/2011Nearly 60 percent of globally traded industrial goods are R&D-intensive. Two fifths are goods with very high research intensity (cutting-edge technology), while the remaining three fifths are goods with high research intensity (high-level technology). Up until ...
05.08.2011
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Economic Opportunities and Structural Effects of Sustainable Energy Supplyby Jürgen Blazejczak, Frauke G. Braun, Dietmar Edler, Wolf-Peter Schill in: DIW Economic Bulletin 1/2011Renewable energy sources and increased energy efficiency are not only crucial for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other negative impacts of conventional energy supply; they also hold enormous economic opportunity. ...
30.06.2011
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21.04.2011
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DIW President Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann appointed Prof. Bernd Görzig as DIW Research Proffessor for an initial period of three years. The appointment was suggested by Prof. Dr. Alexander Kritikos, Head of the Department Innovation, Manufacturing, Service.
13.09.2010
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DIW President Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann appointed Prof. Axel Werwatz as DIW Research Professor for an initial period of three years with effect from July 31, 2010. The appointment was suggested by Prof. Dr. Alexander Kritikos, Head of the Department Innovation, Manufacturing, Service.
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16.06.2010
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Jönköping International Business School/Jönköping University has appointed Dorothea Schäfer, Research Director Financial Markets, as Associate Professor on May 20, 2010.
26.05.2010
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On May 19, Alexander Kritikos has officially taken the office of Vice President of DIW Berlin. At the same time, he received the certificate of appointment for his professorship at Potsdam University. Kritikos was appointed by the Board of Trustees of DIW Berlin last March.In his office of Vice President, Alexander Kritikos will mainly be responsible for the scientific work of DIW Berlin. One priority ...
26.05.2010
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03.05.2010
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DIW President Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann appointed Prof. Rainer Fremdling as DIW Research Director for an initial period of three years with effect from April 30, 2010. The appointment was suggested by Prof. Dr. Alexander Kritikos, Head of the Department Innovation, Manufacturing, Service.
07.04.2010