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Report
Abstract: 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. This development has benefited German foreign trade in particular. This applies especially to automotive and mechanical engineering. However, this geographical reorientation ...
22.08.2012
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Abstract: With China’s economic integration a new growth center capable of having a decisive influence on the global economy has emerged. Thus, strong increases in production in China could help to bolster the flagging economies of the industrialized world. This article will analyze the extent to which China already determines macroeconomic growth in the euro area and the US today. It considers ...
15.08.2012
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Abstract: Following the natural and nuclear disaster, the Japanese economy is showing clear signs of recovery with GDP rising strongly again. Public spending programs bolstering domestic demand made a significant contribution to this development. However, this has led to an increase in public debt, which is currently over 230 percent of GDP and predicted to rise further. For some decades now, tax revenues ...
08.08.2012
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Abstract: Sub-Saharan Africa is seen as a model region in terms of high growth rates in mobile phone use. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates that between 2000 and 2011 more than 500 million people in the region subscribed to mobile phone networks. According to the ITU, between 2005 and 2010, mobile cellular subscriptions in 47 countries in the region increased by an average of ...
08.08.2012
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Economic Bulletin
Capital Levies : A Step Towards Improving Public Finances in EuropeBy: Stefan Bach in: DIW Economic Bulletin 8/2012.Ever since the financial and economic crisis of 2008/2009, public debt in almost all OECD countries has increased significantly. The European debt crisis has further intensified over the past few weeks. Private households with high levels of wealth and income could be enlisted to help ...
03.08.2012
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Economic Bulletin
"Private Wealth Could Be Used to Stabilize Public Finances" Six Questions to Stefan Bach
03.08.2012
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Economic Bulletin
Internationalization of Business Research : New Locations Gaining GroundBy: Heike Belitz in: DIW Economic Bulletin 8/2012.In recent years, German and foreign companies have consistently increased their investment in Research and Development in Germany. In 2009, investment was over 45 billion euros which was a third higher than in 2001. While foreign companies have significantly expanded their Research ...
03.08.2012
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Abstract: One of the most pressing public priorities in Germany at present is how to organize the transformation of the energy system. However, the cost of stabilizing the financial sector as well as the fiscal pact and the debt brake mean that the state has limited financial resources. Consequently, the availability of private capital, whether it is in the form of equity or debt, is becoming a decisive ...
01.08.2012
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Abstract: The crises of the past few years have led to a significant increase in youth unemployment in Europe. This, in turn, has highlighted the long-standing phenomenon of well above average youth unemployment. In some countries, the youth unemployment rate reached unprecedented levels, although the rise of unemployment among young people was no more significant than among adults. Furthermore, the ...
25.07.2012
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In a dapd-interview, Olaf de Groot, senior research at the Department of Development and Security, warns about a pull-out of aid agencies in Afghanistan.To read the article (only in German) see here.
25.07.2012
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Abstract: The present study investigates the extent to which cognitive abilities and personality traits are passed on from parents to their children during adolescence and young adulthood in Germany. Representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) indicate a higher level of intergenerational transmission of cognitive abilities than of personality traits. The older children become, ...
18.07.2012
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Abstract: Ever since the financial and economic crisis of 2008/2009, public debt in almost all OECD countries has increased significantly. The European debt crisis has further intensified over the past few weeks. Private households with high levels of wealth and income could be enlisted to help with refinancing and reducing this public debt through forced loans and one-off capital levies, without a ...
11.07.2012
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From June 28 to 30, the first Graduate Center Summer Workshop took place in the avendi Hotel at Griebnitz Lake in Potsdam and turned out to be a big success. During the three-day workshop, GC09 and GC10 doctoral students presented their current research and received feedback from their supervisors and peers. The workshop was well attended by more than 50 professors, doctoral students and external guests. ...
06.07.2012
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Economic Bulletin
Income Distribution : An Important Factor for Economic ForecastsBy: Ferdinand Fichtner, Simon Junker, Carsten Schwäbe in: DIW Economic Bulletin 7/2012.The development of private consumption is a crucial factor in compiling macroeconomic projections as part of national accounts. Household savings also play an important role as an explanatory variable for consumer development, since private households ...
06.07.2012
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Economic Bulletin
"We Have Hidden Underemployment" Seven Questions to Karl Brenke
06.07.2012
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Economic Bulletin
Long Hours for Low PayBy: Karl Brenke in: DIW Economic Bulletin 7/2012.There has been no robust growth of the low-pay sector in Germany since 2006. Over the past few years, a constant 22 percent of all employees have fallen into this category. The job structure within the low-pay sector has not changed in the last decade. In the economy as a whole, however, there has been less and less demand for low-skilled ...
06.07.2012
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Publication
Ready to download: The current SOEP Wave Report .Content: The Basics of the SOEPA Selection of 2011 Publications by the SOEP team Summary Report SOEP Fieldwork in 2011PublicationsYou will find information about the mission of the SOEP, a short overview and background information and the findings of the User Survey 2011. This is followed by translations of selected DIW Wochenberichte written ...
05.07.2012
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The 10th International SOEP User Conference took place in Berlin from June 28-29. Over 160 participants from 10 countries attended the event, which included numerous interesting presentations and lively discussions. Photo: Stephan Röhl Please read more in our extensive SOEP2012 Conference Report.Titles and abstracts of all presentations and posters you will find on our conference homepage www ...
05.07.2012
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Abstract: In the projection period, the German economy will grow at a considerably slower pace than in the previous years. After a three per cent increase in 2011, German GDP will rise by only one per cent in this year and by close to two per cent next year. It is primarily domestic demand that drives this expansion, while exports are not expected to pick up until the turn of the year. The weaker economy ...
04.07.2012
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From 25-27 June, DIW Berlin hosted the 12th Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference that was co-organized by DIW’s Department of Development and Security and the Network of European Peace Scientists (NEPS). Several well-known scholars from the field of economics and political sciences attended this annual interdisciplinary meeting of European peace researchers, which was funded by the ...
28.06.2012