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Women in Management: Essays in Gender and Labor Economics

FGZ Datenmonitor 2025#1: Spaltet die AfD die Gesellschaft? Eine Regionalanalyse gruppenbezogener Sympathien auf Basis des German Social Cohesion Panel (SCP)

The Aggregate Labor Share and Distortions in China

This paper shows that in an economy where distortions prevent firms from using their profit-maximizing amounts of capital and labor, removing these distortions can generate both an efficiency gain and a higher aggregate labor share. We use firm-level data on Chinese manufacturing, mining, and public utilities in 2005 and estimate a general equilibrium model with heterogeneous productivity, technology, ...

Complementary Funding: How Location Links Crowdfunding and Venture Capital

While Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) platforms are a virtual space for raising funds, geography remains relevant. To determine how location matters for entrepreneurs using equity crowdfunding (ECF), we analyze the spatial distribution of successful ECF campaigns and the spatial relationship between ECF campaigns and traditional investors, such as banks and venture capitalists (VCs). Using data from the ...

Poverty and Inequality in the Federal Republic of Germany

Why is the Federal Republic of Germany a case of interest at all to be considered in a handbook on poverty and inequality? Three reasons come foremost to mind. First, Germany holds a dominant economic and political position within the European Union, making changes in poverty and inequality highly significant beyond its borders. Second, Germany is often considered a prime example of a "coordinated ...

The Educational Wealth Divide in Europe: Post-Secondary Enrollment Gaps Across Parental Wealth Components and Countries

Parental wealth is a crucial dimension of socioeconomic status (SES) and plays a significant role in the intergenerational transmission of educational advantage. Previous research on the topic has been limited to a small number of countries, and findings on the relationship between parental wealth and educational attainment are hardly comparable across institutional contexts. Furthermore, the specific ...

German economy poised for upturn thanks to fiscal package; uncertainties in the global economy

The German economy is slowly emerging from its trough. After a bumpy start to the year, which was marked by tariff-related special effects, growth in 2025 remains subdued at 0.2 percent. However, the economy is gradually picking up speed from the current third quarter onwards. Over the next two years, this will translate into noticeable economic growth of 1.7 and 1.8 percent annually, respectively. ...

German Economy Poised for Upturn Thanks to Fiscal Package; Uncertainties in the Global Economy

The German economy is slowly emerging from its trough. After a bumpy start to the year, which was marked by tariff-related special effects, growth in 2025 remains subdued at 0.2 percent. However, the economy is gradually picking up speed from the current third quarter onwards. Over the next two years, this will translate into noticeable economic growth of 1.7 and 1.8 percent annually, respectively. ...

DIW Economic Outlook Autumn 2025

German economy poised for upturn thanks to fiscal package; uncertainties in the global economy German Economy Global Economy Links and Downloads German economy emerging from economic slump; after a bumpy start to the year, things are slowly looking up; small growth of 0.2 percent expected this year Upturn imminent thanks to fiscal package for infrastructure and climate protection, higher defense spending ...

Who Pays for Climate Policy? Distributional Narratives and Populist Backlash

Populist parties increasingly deploy narratives of social injustice to portray climate policy as elitist and unfair. This paper investigates how such narratives affect public attitudes toward populism and democratic institutions. We conduct a survey experiment with approximately 1,600 respondents in Germany, exposing participants to three common narratives about the distributional costs of climate ...