Events of the Executive Board Department

ESBies: Eine Zwei-Säulen-Strategie für Europa

Vortrag: Markus K. Brunnermeier | Princeton UniversityKommentar: Dr. Christian Kastrop | Bundesministerium der FinanzenModeration: Dr. Ferdinand Fichtner | DIW BerlinEine europäische Schulden- und Fiskalstruktur ist nur gut, wenn sie auf zwei Säulen beruht. Zum einen muss ein institutioneller Rahmen geschaffen werden, der negative Externalitäten der Verschuldung einzelner Mitgliedsl...

Bayesian estimation of DSGE models

Eröffnung der PFiF-Außenstelle in Berlin

Das Projekt FDZ im FDZ (PFiF) ist ein Kooperationsprojekt zwischen dem Forschungsdatenzentrum der Bundesagentur für Arbeit im Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (FDZ der BA im IAB) und dem Forschungsdatenzentrum der Statistischen Ämter der Länder (FDZ). Ziel ist es, den Zugang zu den Daten der Bundesagentur für Arbeit in Deutschland zu vereinfachen. Das FDZ des...

Discrete choice: Basics, new developments and applications in the transport sector

Writing Workshop for Academics

The idea of the workshop is to provide a forum where the communication of the students' research results is the focus of conversation. As doctoral students it is all too easy to become lost in the details of their research and lose sight of the fact that at the end, they need to write papers that get published. The goal of the writing workshop is to talk about the writing process – ranging...

Bildungssystem in Deutschland: Die langfristigen Effekte der Schulwahl auf Bildungsabschlüsse und auf Löhne

Vortrag: Prof. Christian Dustmann, PhD. | University College London Kommentar: Martin Spiewak | DIE ZEITModeration: Prof. Dr. C. Katharina Spieß | DIW Berlin In Zeiten zunehmender sozialer Ungleichheit in Deutschland wird der frühen Selektion der Schulkinder im Alter von 10 Jahren durch das dreigliedrige Schulsystem immer mehr der Vorwurf gemacht, sie trage zur Zementierung von...

Business Taxes and the Electoral Cycle

Heterogeneity, Demand for Insurance and Adverse Selection

German Economic Performance

Unfortunately, this event is already at capacity. No further registrations will be accepted. DIW Berlin together with its partners is pleased to invite to a special extended session of Berlin Lunchtime Meeting.Chair: Heino von Meyer, Head, OECD Berlin Centre10.00What are the main challenges for Germany?Andreas Wörgötter, Head of Division, Economics Department, OECD 10.10The labour...

Berlin Behavioral Economics Workshop

The Berlin Behavioral Economics Workshop is a half-year joint event between DIW, ESMT, WZB, and TU Berlin with the aim of fostering the exchange between active researchers in the areas of behavioral and experimental economics. The 2012 workshop is jointly organized by Paul Heidhues (ESMT), Frank Heinemann (TU), Dorothea Kübler (WZB), Georg Weizsäcker (DIW and UCL) and Radosveta Ivanova...

Do Countries Compensate Firms for International Wage Differentials?

Golden Growth: Restoring the Lustre of the European Economic Model

Speakers:  Indermit Gill,  Chief Economist of the Europe and Central Asia Region of the World Bank, andMartin Raiser,  World Bank's Country Director for TurkeyChair: Dr. Ferdinand Fichtner, Head of the Department Forecasting and Economic Policy, DIW BerlinThe report documents the impressive achievements of the European growth model over the last 50 years. Accounting for the stresses...

Graduate Center Annual Workshop 2011

GC Workshop is an annual event of DIW to foster networking and academic exchange. Besides of current students of DIW Graduate Center, we also invite all GC Alumni to join, to present their current work or share some experiences or insights from their new jobs. Please find attached the program.

The Gender Pay Gap in the US: Going, Going, ..., But Not Gone

Chair: Elke HolstIntroduction: Anne Busch Professor Blau will describe trends in the gender pay gap in the United States in an international perspective, particularly the important gains in recent decades. She will consider fundamental explanations for the gender pay gap and use these explanations to understand the trends. Among the questions that she will consider are: Has discrimination against...