Large parts of the existing natural gas distribution networks must be decommissioned due to the decarbonization of the heat supply. However, there are neither regulatory nor economic incentives for the gas network operators to do so and delaying the decommissioning could be expensive for the remaining customers. This Weekly Report analyzes to what extent municipalities can partially decommission the ...
levelsof all goods in the US and Europe rose surprisingly quickly and persistently. TheFED began in March 2022 and the ECB in July 2022 with historically unique interestrate increases to combat the wage-price spiral that had not yet begun. In this article weshow that energy, commodities and food were the main drivers of inflation. For this reason,central banks’ goal of weakening demand for labor through ...
Während Verkehrsinfrastruktur eine wichtige Rolle für die Entwicklung von Unternehmen und Regionen spielt, ist die Forschung zu den wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen ihrer Instandhaltung äußerst spärlich. Diese Dissertation schließt diese Lücke vor dem Hintergrund, dass Unternehmen in Deutschland den Zustand der Straßen zunehmend als unzureichend empfinden. Erstens wird der Einfluss verschiedener Agglomerations- ...
The Leibniz Association has announced the funding of seven ScienceCampuses. The existing campus “SOEP RegioHub” (“Regional Development Dynamics and their Social, Economic and Political Consequences”) – a cooperation between SOEP and Bielefeld University in Bielefeld – will be funded for a further four years. Leibniz ScienceCampuses serve the strategic networking of Leibniz institutes with universities ...
The new Leibniz Lab „Pandemic Preparedness: One Health, One Future” links excellent inter- and transdisciplinary research from 41 Leibniz institutes. For the first time in Germany, pathogen-oriented sciences (virology, bacteriology, mycology and immunology) are collaborating with other life sciences such as ecology, health technologies, health economics, and educational research. The Socio-Economic ...
According to Germany’s five leading economic research institutes, the country’s economy shows cyclical and structural weaknesses. In their spring report, they revised their GDP forecast for the current year significantly downward to 0.1 percent. In the recent fall report, the figure was still 1.3 percent. Expectations for the coming year are almost unchanged at 1.4 percent (previously 1.5 percent). ...
