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Project meeting Wärme-ZIEL

The implementation of municipal heat planning was the focus of the semi-annual meeting of the "Wärme-ZIEL" research project in Reppenstedt near Lüneburg on 5 June 2026. Representatives from science, municipalities and the energy industry discussed current challenges of the heating transition and discussed the next steps in the project. To kick things off, Claudia Kemfert gave an overview of the current ...

Gökhan Ider has successfully defended his dissertation

Gökhan Ider, Research Associate in the Macroeconomics Department, successfully defended his dissertation entitled “The Conduct and Transmission of Macroeconomic Policy. Essays in Monetary, Fiscal and Financial Stability Policy” on June 19, 2026. He was supervised by Alexander Kriwoluzky and Malte Rieth. Congratulations!

Lorenz Meister successfully defended his dissertation

Lorenz Meister successfully defended his dissertation, “Essays on Economic Beliefs, Risk Preferences, and Political Attitudes in Contemporary Democracies,” at Freie Universität Berlin on 18 June. His supervisors were Carsten Schröder (FU Berlin, SOEP) and Panu Poutvaara (LMU Munich). We congratulate Lorenz on this outstanding achievement!

DIW Economic Outlook Summer 2026

Energy price shock slows German economy— Global growth remains moderate German Economy Global Economy Links and Downloads Energy price shock triggered by the Iran War stalls the nascent recovery of the German economy—technical recession expected around mid-year Deep downturn comparable to 2022/23 remains unlikely—shock is smaller, energy supply remains secure, and expansionary fiscal policy provides ...

Lorenz Meister has successfully defended his dissertation

Lorenz Meister, Research Associate in the SOEP Department, successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Essays on Economic Beliefs, Risk Preferences, and Political Attitudes in Contemporary Democracies” on June 18, 2026. He was supervised by Carsten Schröder and Panu Poutvaara. Congratulations!

Which industrial strategy for European technology leadership in defence and deterrence: DIW-OECD Industrial Strategy Dialogue

With shifting geopolitical tectonics Europe is in urgent need to build autonomy in defence and deterrence. As military spending is increasing significantly, Germany and Europe need an industrial strategy that helps the continent build a stronger and more independent role in developing modern defence and dual use technologies, foster competition and innovation and expand European defence production...

Estimating Green Premiums Using Internal Carbon Prices

Empirical evidence on price premiums for green intermediate products is scarce, especially for energy-intensive basic materials. Evidence on such green premiums is relevant, as they may affect companies incentives to invest in green production technologies. Moreover, green premiums are important for the design of green support programmes, as support levels could be adjusted for companies’ green revenues. ...

2025 Annual Report published: Setting the course for the future SOEP

The Socio-Economic Panel’s 42nd year marked a turning point, as the recently published annual report shows. The SOEP’s vision for its own strategic expansion was evaluated by the Leibniz Association and the German Science Council (as the “great strategic enhancement”). This broad-based initiative aims to ensure the study’s continued sustainability through methodological and technical innovations. The ...

SOEP-Core v41 – BIOREGION

SOEP-Core v41 – HPATHL: Household-Related Meta-Dataset