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Statement
Marcel Fratzscher, president of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), comments the latest ECB council meeting as follows:
14.12.2017| Marcel Fratzscher
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Economic Bulletin
The German economy continues to boom and the upswing has recently gained breadth. In addition to continuing strong consumer demand on the domestic front, the flourishing global economy is making itself felt in a growing Germany economy. In view of strong exports and abating global risks companies in capital-intensive manufacturing and processing industries are currently investing more. This activity ...
13.12.2017
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Press Release
Public purchases can make a valuable contribution to decarbonizing the economy – Despite an upward trend, only 2.4 percent of public contracts in Germany include green criteria – Policy action is needed in order to fully exploit the potential
Green public procurement, by which public authorities choose their suppliers of goods and services not only based on price but also according to ...
12.12.2017
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Report
The application portal for the GC PhD Program is now open! We look forward to applications from highly qualified and motivated postgraduates from around the world.All relevant information, application documents and the online application form can be found here. To learn more about the Graduate Center and our PhD program, visit our program section or download the flyer.
12.12.2017
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Personnel news
Helene Naegele, who works at the Competition and Consumers department, has successfully defended her dissertation at the Technische Universität Berlin.
The dissertation with the title "Firm Strategies and Consumer Behavior under Market-Based Sustainability Policies" was supervised by Prof. Dr. Pio Baake (DIW Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Christian von ...
11.12.2017
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Interview
“Income Inequality, Inequality of Opportunity, and Redistribution” was the subject of economist Judith Niehues’ doctoral dissertation and has been a central focus of her research since then. Niehues earned her doctorate at the University of Cologne after completing undergraduate studies there and at San Diego State University in the United States. She is a Senior Economist at the ...
08.12.2017
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Report
This year we call on every user to take part in our SOEP User Survey, to participate in continuously developing the SOEP. The survey will be funtional until the end of december. We hope for a high willingness to participate and we would be happy for any feedback or ideas.
For more information on the survey and to participate please click here
08.12.2017
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Report
The scientific study MORE is designed to deliver first results on how civic engagement can support the short- and long-term integration of refugees in Germany. The intervention study is a cooperation between the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) and the Institute for Employment Research (IAB). It is funded by the Leibniz Competition (Funding Line: Innovative ...
08.12.2017
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Report
Since autumn of 2011, the SOEP has been offering in-house traineeships to students who are studying to be specialists in market and social research (Fachangestellte für Markt- und Sozialforschung, FAMS), a three-year degree program that is part of the German dual system of vocational training. Specialists in market and social research are responsible for organizational and operational tasks in ...
08.12.2017
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Report
K2ID is short for „Kinder und Kitas in Deutschland“ and refers to the German name of the surveys carried out as part of a project entitled “Early childhood education and care quality in the Socio-Economic Panel” (K²ID-SOEP).
Since October 2017 the data are distributed via the RDC SOEP.
For more information about the dataset please click here.
08.12.2017
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Report
SOEP-Core version v33 is now available and can be ordered.
We are looking foward to your order. To order the data please click here.
The new data distribution (1984–2016) “SOEP v33” provides, for the most recent survey year 2016, the usual wave-specific data files BGPBRUTTO, BGP, BGPKAL, BGPGEN, BGHBRUTTO, BGH, BGHGEN, BGKIND, and BFPLUECKE as well as the updated files with a longitudinal ...
08.12.2017
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Report
The SOEP v33 data release (1984-2016) includes data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees in Germany. This is the first SOEP data release to include this new data set. More information on the survey can be found here.
The data are provided for downloading—either as 'stand alone' data set or integrated into the SOEP-Core data set—by the Research Data Center of the SOEP. To obtain the ...
07.12.2017
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Personnel news
Clara Welteke, who works at the Public Economics department, has successfully defended her dissertation at the Freie Universität Berlin.
The dissertation with the title "Direct and Indirect Effects of Social Policies on Labor Supply Decisions - Empirical Evidence from Germany" was supervised by Prof. Dr. Peter Haan (DIW Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Albrecht Glitz ...
07.12.2017
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Press Release
The introduction of the minimum wage in Germany led to significant increases in wages –– However, around seven percent of eligible workers earn less than minimum wage, with the marginally employed and employees at small businesses being particularly affected –– When one also takes into account workers who are not eligible for a minimum wage, such as freelancers, a total of around ...
06.12.2017
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Press Release
The following study from DIW Berlin examines the effects of different exit scenarios from the European Central bank’s bond purchase program on the European economy – exiting early would especially depress the inflation rate
What if the ECB were to reduce its bond purchase program by more than what it reported at the end of October? What if it reduced its bond holdings quicker or earlier? ...
06.12.2017
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Press Release
On January 1, 2018, Liebig will become director of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and a member of the institute’s Executive Board
Stefan Liebig, a professor of sociology at Bielefeld University, will succeed Gert G. Wagner as a member of the German Institute for Economic Research’s Executive Board on January 1, 2018. Having reached retirement age, Wagner (64) is relinquishing his position. ...
01.12.2017
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Report
We are happy to present our recent SOEPnewsletter 117, November 2017.
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are quite sure to send out the new SOEP-Core wave (data 1984-2016, including data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees) by end of November and provide you with information what's new,
invite you to submit papers for our SOEP2018 Conference,
give information about changes in the SOEP's leadership team,
inform about ...
30.11.2017
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Press Release
Two DIW studies on the partial retirement scheme and raising the normal retirement age: simulations show positive employment effects and fiscal implications
A normal retirement age that increases relative to the rise in life expectancy after 2030 could help keep the funding of the statutory pension insurance scheme stable without the pension level decreasing further. Depending on the scenario, a ...
29.11.2017
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Economic Bulletin
The world needs to continue working to protect the climate – this is generally undisputed. However, there is no agreement on which technologies should be used to decarbonize the energy sector. Many international scenarios still assume a relevant role for nuclear power in the future. However, a study by the German Institute for Economic Research shows that the Paris climate protection target – ...
29.11.2017| Claudia Kemfert, Pao-Yu Oei
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Press Release
The economic barometer of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) once again reports exceptionally strong growth in the final quarter of 2017: the index level increased to 113 points. GDP should thus continue to outperform at a read of 0.8 percent in the fourth quarter. “Caution should be exercised when interpreting the euphoric sentiment indicators,” warns Ferdinand Fichtner, ...
29.11.2017