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The project examines the transmission channels between public investment and private investment activity in Germany, estimating the aggregate relationship with econometric models, focusing on the specific effects of individual investment categories (e.g., R & D investment) and areas of responsibility (e.g., Defense, Education, Environment). In view of possible barriers to investment, another...
Completed Project| Forecasting and Economic Policy, Firms and Markets
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Previous and recent studies (in German only) are available at http://www.e-fi.de/indikatorenstudien.html
Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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Part of the joint project „Effects of global change on the hydrologic cycle in the Elbe region - risks and options"
Here: main economic and population data up to 2020
In recent years, the Elbe region has undergone a profound change in social and economic structures. At the same time, it registers a shift in climatic conditions. These global changes confront water management with wide-ranging...
Completed Project| Firms and Markets, Public Economics
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In January 2019, the European Commission (“Commission”) launched the evaluation of its State aid rules that were adopted as part of the State aid Modernisation. The evaluation aims to verify if the rules delivered the desired results to European citizens and businesses at a minimum cost and if they are still fit for purpose. Within this process, the Commission entrusted a consortium of...
Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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A number of mega trends change the economic, social and ecological development framework. For the most part, the causes of these noticeable structural interruptions and trends are based in external, sometimes global processes. Their universal impact makes them almost impervious to intervention by regional actors. At the same time, there is scope in politics and society for design and adaptation -...
Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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Seeking for reliable empirical foundation for the assessment of the gross-net employment effect of the expanding renewable energy sector.
Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No. 612774.
The SPINTAN project aims at discovering the theoretical and empirical underpins of public intangible policies. It widens previous work carried out by Corrado, Hulten and Sichel including the public sector in their...
Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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The full report is available at: SME Performance Review
Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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The SME Performance Review is one of the main tools the European Commission uses to monitor and assess countries' progress in implementing the Small Business Act (SBA) on a yearly basis. With an emphasis on the measures from the SBA Action Plan, the review brings comprehensive information on the performance of SMEs in EU Member States and other 9 partner countries. It consists of two parts –...
Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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Completed Project| Firms and Markets, Forecasting and Economic Policy
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Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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The study will provide a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the impact of the State aid rules for banks, which will serve as evidence for the evaluation of the State aid rules applicable to banks in difficulty since their entry into force in end-2008.
Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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Study on the investment behavior of electricity and gas network operators as part of the evaluation report in accordance with § 33 para. 1 ARegV (in German only)
Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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As part of the evaluation process of the current State aid rules, the European Commission has awarded to the consortium of Lear, DIW Berlin, and Sheppard Mullin, a specific contract to carry out a study to support its evaluation of the rules regarding access of airports to operating aid under the EU Aviation Framework applicable as of 2014 (2014 Aviation Guidelines or the Guidelines). The study...
Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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The European Commission (DG Competition) commissioned an international consortium of DIW Berlin together with E.CA Economics, LEAR, University of East Anglia and Sheppard Mullin with a background study on State aid in the field of environmental protection and energy. The results of the study will support the Commission in the revision of the EU Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection...
Completed Project| Firms and Markets, Climate Policy
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Completed Project| Firms and Markets, Energy, Transportation, Environment
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Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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The study can be downloaded from the European Commission's website.
Completed Project| Firms and Markets
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The aim of the study is to evaluate the support of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology for technology and innovation activities in small and medium sized companies and, hence, to derive recommendations for adjustments in the portfolio of support programmes in order to strengthen growth in small and medium sized companies.
Free download (in German only): http://www.bmwi.de/DE...
Completed Project| Firms and Markets