Research Projects

Estimation of Annual Vehicle Mileage Based on Odometer Readings

Unlike many other countries, the estimation of mileage travelled by motor vehicles registered in Germany cannot use data on odometer readings collected periodically during obligatory technical vehicle inspections. To fill this data gap, the project's objective is the implementation of a procedure for submitting mileage data from odometer readings together with additional vehicle data from the...

EU Climate and Energy Policy post 2020

Within the debate on the EU’s post-2020 climate and energy policy framework, ten leading research institutions are working together to provide innovative, scientifically robust policy analysis and recommendations for the medium-term European energy and climate policy until 2030. Reports published so far include: EU2030 Framework Energy Security Paper EU2030 Framework Principles Paper ...

European capital markets and macroeconomic stability: The role of equity and debt

European regulators and policy makers face the challenge to create stable and resilient capital market structures. After initiating the Banking Union, the goal is to also achieve deeper and better integrated capital markets in the realm of a European Capital Markets Union. Using both macroeconomic and more granular data, in this project we will analyze barriers to capital market integration,...

European Gas Infrastructure

DIW Berlin investigated the role of the Russian natural gas company Gazprom in the European natural gas market for The Greens / European Free Alliance in the European Parliament. One focus of the study was the importance of Gazprom in European infrastructure (pipelines, storage, LNG harbors) as well as in subsidiaries in the European Member States. The qualitative analysis was complemented by...

European Observatory on the Social situation – LOT 1: Demography

The aim of the project is to analyse the current demographic situation as well as the development in the past and to show the impact of demographic change on the socio- economic situation in 27 European countries and in the candidate countries.

Evaluating the Minimum Wage Introduction in Germany (EVA-MIN)

Innovative Knowledge Transfer and Evidence-Based EvaluationHow the new minimum wage legislation, which goes into effect on January 1, 2015, is an open question. It is thus all the more important that the effects of the new minimum wage should be evaluated scientifically, for which this project will provide an important database. Researchers from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) research...

Evaluation and further development of national emissions trading with an economic focus

In this research project, the effects of national emissions trading in the field of heating and transportation are evaluated, and concepts for further development are analyzed. The climate protection effects, the effects on consumption and investment decisions as well as the distribution effects on private households are considered.

Evaluation and Further Development of the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS 5)

The project will contribute to the evaluation and further development of the European emissions trading system (EU ETS). The goal is to provide scientific advice to the Federal Environmental Agency (UBA/DEHSt) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment in the national implementation, evaluation and further development of the EU ETS. The project builds on previous projects on national allocation...

Evaluation of "Zwanzig20 - Partnerschaft für Innovation"

Evaluation of Business Coaching for Start-ups

During the first five years after start-up, entrepreneurs in Germany can receive public funding for external business coaching, within the program "Gründercoaching Deutschland". The program was introduced in October 1, 2007 and one year later extended by a variant especially designed for start-ups out of unemployment "Gründercoaching Deutschland - Gründungen aus Arbeitslosigkeit". For the latter...

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the rent control introduced in 2015 to dampen rent increases in tight housing markets (Mietpreisbremse)

The project investigates the effectiveness of the rent control for new rental contracts introduced in 2015. The effects of regulation on price formation in the regulated and unregulated housing market will be analyzed. In addition, the effects of the rent control on supply will be examined and the extent to which the law may have prevented investment will be studied.

Evaluation Support Study for the Revision of the Guidelines on State Aid to Airports and Airlines

The study offers a comprehensive retrospective assessment of the Aviation Guidelines related to State Aid, evaluating their effectiveness and efficiency in promoting regional development and enhancing accessibility while minimizing competitive distortions. The analysis focuses on three primary areas: It examines whether the 2014–2024 transition period for phasing out operating aid to airports...

Evaluation support study on the EU rules on State aid for access to finance for SMEs

As part of the evaluation process of the current State aid rules, the European Commission has awarded to the consortium of Lear, DIW Berlin, and Sheppard Mullin, a specific contract to carry out a study of the EU rules for State aid facilitating access to finance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). These rules comprise the Guidelines on State aid to promote risk finance investments (RFG) and...

Expertise on Employment potential of older people

Families in Germany (FiD)

Subproject of the overall evaluation of the monetary family related benefits Families in Germany (FiD) was the first systematic, large-scale evaluation of the entire spectrum of public benefits to married people and families in Germany. The study was commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth (BMFSFJ) and the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF). The...

Family Ties and Household Behavior as Insurance against Health Risks and their Interaction with Public Insurance Mechanisms (Family Ties)

Feasibility Study - How can the economic importance of the social economy be measured

Female labor supply and fertility in times of demographic change (FemLab)

Financial Education: Measures, Experiences, Evaluation and Outlook

Fiscal competition, community expenditures and human capital

The aim of this project is to undertake theoretical and empirical analyses of the effects of fiscal competition on the structure of expenditures at the community level taking into account the impact of human capital. The main research questions are: (1) How is the provision of public goods and in particular community expenditures influenced by the mobility of human and real capital and the...