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Economic Bulletin
Need for Reform of EU Banking: Decoupling the Solvency of Banks and SovereignsBy: Johannes Pockrandt and Sören Radde in: DIW Economic Bulletin 11/2012.Recent developments in Ireland, Greece, and Spain have shown that sovereign debt crises endanger the solvency of domestic banking sectors, while banking crises in turn endanger the solvency of the domestic sovereigns. This diabolic loop between ...
02.11.2012
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Economic Bulletin
Germany Is One of the Major Destinations for Human Trafficking: Seven Questions to Seo-Young ChoGermany Is One of the Major Destinations for Human Trafficking: Seven Questions to Seo-Young Cho
02.11.2012
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Economic Bulletin
Human Trafficking: Germany Only Average When It Comes To Protecting Victims By: Seo-Young Cho in: DIW Economic Bulletin 11/2012.According to the United Nations, over 2.45 million people are victims of human trafficking, and the number of unrecorded cases is also believed to be significant. Therefore, many countries have increased their efforts to combat trafficking and to protect the victims. DIW Berlin ...
02.11.2012
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The Communications Department invites graduates and young scientists to participate in a 2-day-workshop on writing and publication skills. The workshop on Nov 15 and 16, 2012, will cover topic selection, structure of an article in the DIW’s main publication “Wochenbericht”, presenting your research to the media and several hands on –writing trainings. We will give each you individual ...
02.11.2012
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Abstract:With the crisis in the euro area, the issue of the institutional structure of the monetary union has gained in significance. One problem with regard to the longer-term stability of the euro area is the absence of mechanisms to adequately absorb asymmetric cyclical shocks in the individual Member States. Such an instrument is essential in order to be able to implement a unified monetary policy ...
31.10.2012
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Abstract:A European transfer system could contribute to a stabilization of the euro area by synchronizing business cycles in the monetary union, thereby simplifying the common monetary policy. Such a system is suggested here in the form of a European unemployment insurance system. Compared to other forms of fiscal transfer systems, some advantages arise: By putting the focus on short-term unemployment, ...
31.10.2012
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Abstract:The European Monetary Union brought with it a standardization of monetary policy and a system of fixed exchange rates. This was accompanied by disincentive effects which, in turn, resulted in serious economic distortions. Proposals are currently being put forward as to how financial policy equalization mechanisms could be used to better synchronize the economic development of the Member States ...
31.10.2012
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Press Release
New analyses of personal income distribution in Germany, based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), show that real market income in private households rose significantly from 2005 to 2010. An increase in real disposable income was also observed. At the same time, the disparity in income distribution decreased in both western and eastern Germany. However, the latter showed a further ...
25.10.2012
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Abstract:Following a Federal Constitutional Court sentence, wealth tax has not been levied in Germany since 1997. A possible revival has since regularly been the subject of political debate. Several German federal states are currently preparing to submit a bill to the Bundesrat. A basic scenario envisages individuals (natural persons), corporations, and other legal entities being taxed at a uniform ...
17.10.2012
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Press Release
Recent developments in Ireland, Greece, and Spain have shown that sovereign debt crises endanger the solvency of domestic banking sectors, while banking crises in turn endanger the solvency of the domestic sovereign. This vicious circle between government and bank solvency is exacerbated by the home bias in banks’ government bond portfolios, that is, the banks' excessive exposure to domestic ...
17.10.2012
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Press Release
2013 will see a significant increase in the surcharge stipulated by the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) and paid by power consumers to promote the use of renewable energies. This will equate to a rise in the share of private households’ consumer spending on electricity from around 2.3 percent on average in 2011 or almost 2.4 percent in 2012 to almost 2.5 percent in 2013. The EEG surcharge ...
10.10.2012
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In winter semester 2012/2013, the GC cooperates further with the Berlin Doctoral Program in Economics and Management Science (BDPEMS) for various advanced courses at DIW Berlin. The lecturers for Microeconomic Analysis I include Prof. Ulrich Kameke (HU Berlin), Prof. Dorothea Kübler (WZB, TU Berlin) and Prof. Georg Weizsäcker (DIW Berlin, HU Berlin). The Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis Course ...
08.10.2012
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The Graduate Center offers two 2-day workshops on giving scientific talks on October 16/17 and on October 18/19.The course covers topics like targeting the audience, choosing content, commanding body language and voice, refining rhetorical skills, managing stress, as well as conveying messages authentically and convincingly. One part of the training will include videotaping presentations and analyzing ...
08.10.2012
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Economic Bulletin
Germany Profits from Growth in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa : But for How Much Longer?By: Georg Erber and Mechthild Schrooten in: DIW Economic Bulletin 10/2012.Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa-the BRICS-show high overall economic growth rates by international standards. Even during the recent economic crisis, most BRICS countries still recorded above-average growth. ...
08.10.2012
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Economic Bulletin
"Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises are Catching up" Seven Questions to Alexander Eickelpasch
08.10.2012
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Economic Bulletin
Research-Based Companies Perform BetterBy: Alexander Eickelpasch in: DIW Economic Bulletin 10/2012.The past ten years have seen an expansion in industrial research. There has been a significant increase in the number of research-based companies, as well as in employment in research and development, and in expenditure in this area. Growth has been observed predominantly in companies in less research-intensive ...
08.10.2012
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On October 4/5, the DIW Graduate Center welcomed its new cohort GC2012 through various events. Ten promising young students introduced themselves at the welcome reception in the evening of October 4, following the opening speeches of Prof. Gert G. Wagner, president of DIW Berlin, and Prof. Helmut Lütkepohl, Dean of the GC. On October 5, a detailed introduction to the doctoral program structure ...
05.10.2012
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Press Release
The German economy will lose some of its momentum in the second half of the year, but pick up some speed again next year. In year-on-year terms, German GDP is expected to increase by a mere 0.9 percent in 2012 and 1.6 percent in 2013. Growth is primarily driven by domestic demand. The weakening of the economy in the second half of this year will have limited impact on labor markets, the unemployment ...
04.10.2012
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The SOEPnewsletter 98/Oct. 2012 is ready for downloadWe inform about... CNEF moves from Cornell to Ohio State University (OSU) New SOEP 1984–2011 data (v28) What’s new in the SOEP1984–2011 data release (v28) LIFESPELL: mortality research using SOEP SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP–IS) Results: 2012 SOEP User Survey Report: SOEP2012 Conference ...
28.09.2012
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Abstract:The recently released 3P Anti-trafficking Policy Index shows that policy performance against human trafficking demonstrates mixed results worldwide during the period of 2000–2011. Most countries have adopted anti-trafficking law in their legal systems and committed to criminal justice (prosecution policy). Preventive efforts against the crime (prevention policy) are also high. However, ...
26.09.2012