The Head of the “Energy, Transportation, Environment” Department at DIW Berlin and Professor of Environmental Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, has been appointed as a member of the “High Level Group on Energy” of the EU Commission. The President of the EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, has been able to find well-known experts ...
In the autumn of 2006 the upswing in the world economy continues although it has slowed down somewhat during the course of the year. The main reason is the weaker economic growth in the United States and to a lesser extent in Japan. This was not offset by an acceleration of the expansion in the euro area and in the United Kingdom. In the emerging economies the increase in output remained strong, growing ...
On August 1, 2006, the German Institute for Economic Research Berlin (DIW Berlin) became a member of the Berlin Partner GmbH Science and Research network. With around 200 staff members, making it the largest economic research institute in Germany, DIW Berlin has a major input into national economic issues. Its work is based on applied economic research and the application of its research to political ...
In the spring of 2006, the expansion of the world economy remains strong. In the course of the past year, it had gained in width. While US output kept following a rising trend and the rapid growth of the Chinese economy continued unabatedly, the phase of economic weakness, which had started in Japan, in the euro area and in many newly industrialising countries in the second half of 2004, was gradually ...
The EUROFRAME – European Forecasting Network comprises ten of the most respected economic forecasting and research institutes in Europe, including the DIW Berlin and IfW Kiel. On behalf of the European Commission, it produces bi-annual reports on the Euro Area covering economic forecasts, regular policy monitoring and special policy topics.
The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) concluded a cooperation agreement with dimap-Group concerning the German-speaking countries and the EU Institutions. In future, dimap and DIW Berlin will develop and market common business activities in the area of policy advice for companies, organizations and public and political institutions. As the largest German institute for economic research, ...
There is a new tenant in the Quartier 110: The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) intends to relocate its offices to Mohrenstraße 58 in Berlin-Mitte. So far, its seat has been in Königin-Louise-Straße in Berlin-Dahlem. At present, details are being resolved between DIW Berlin and Zürich Versicherung AG (Germany), the owner of the real estate. The signing of the ...
Dr. Jürgen Schupp, Survey Manager of the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and Deputy Director of the SOEP department at DIW Berlin, has been appointed Honorary Professor for Sociology in the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at the Free University (FU).