January 14, 2009 Tony Addison and Tilman Brück have launched their new book „Making Peace Work: The Challenges of Social and Economic Reconstruction” in a seminar co-hosted by DIW Berlin and the United Nations Association of Germany. In the seminar on 14 January, the editors of the volume provided insights into some of the main issues that arise ...
Restoring the credibility of the global economic system is the key to overcoming the current financial crisis. "Throughout the election campaign President Barack Obama has shown economic competence and trustworthiness. He can contribute greatly to restoring trust in our market economy," said DIW President Klaus F. Zimmermann in Washington, where he observed the U.S. elections.
12. September 2008DIW-President Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann, who is also Director of IZA, has just been appointed as a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Migration.This council, consisting of a small group of the most knowledgeable and relevant personalities in this field, is integrated into the Network of Global Agenda Councils of the World Economic Forum addressing all ...
June 18th, 2008 Do bad management practices cause a fall in overall production? Can that effect be observed worldwide? How does one even observe it at all? These are just a few of the questions addressed at DIW Berlin’s Lunchtime Meeting on June 18th 2008 with Dr. Christos Genakos. Dr. Genakos, Lecutrer, Fellow, and Director of Studies in Economics at Selwyn College, Cambridge University, presented ...
On February 22 2008 the collaborative research project “FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, EFFICIENCY AND STIMULATION OF SUSTAINABLE GROWH” (FINESS) was launched with a kick-off meeting at DIW Berlin. The project is funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission within the Activity 8.1 “Growth, Employment and Competitiveness in a Knowledge Society – The European Case”. ...
Gert G. Wagner was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Germany’s President Horst Koehler on February 8th, 2008. Wagner is Professor of Economics at the Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin) and Faculty Member of the DIW Berlin Graduate Center and the International Max Planck Research School LIFE. Since 1989, he has been responsible ...