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Viral Shocks to the World Economy

We construct a global index of epidemic news based on text analysis of newspapers from 17 countries. We apply the index to study the economic consequences of epidemics on the world economy in structural vector autoregressions. Epidemic shocks exert significantly and persistently negative effects on output and prices that last for up to two years. There is no quick recovery and no overshooting. The ...

In Reply: Letters to the Editor Attitudes Toward Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination in Germany: A Representative Analysis of Data from the Socio-economic Panel for the Year 2021

On the Way to Climate Neutrality: Scenarios Can Facilitate the Transition of Companies and the Financial Sector

In its Federal Climate Change Act, Germany has committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2045. To do so, companies from both the industrial and the service sectors must adjust their production and business practices, and financial institutions must adjust their evaluation criteria. In many cases, this requires a new strategic direction and investments in climate-neutral products, business models, ...

Assessing the Effects of District-Level Segregation on Meritocratic Beliefs in Germany

In recent years, researchers have grappled with the phenomenon that public demand for redistribution has not systematically increased in response to rising inequality. Meritocratic beliefs have been suggested as an explanation for this observation, because they can help legitimize inequalities. Past research has identified local-level inequality, segregation, or diversity as important factors for how ...

SOEP @ 10th ESRA Conference 2023 in Milan, Italy

From July 17 to 21, the tenth European Survey Research Association (ESRA) Conference will take place in Milan, Italy. 12 SOEP researchers will organize sessions or present their work in more than 20 sessions. An overview of the SOEP presentations can be found here. SOEP will also have its own exhibition stand - so come by and learn more about news from the institute and the SOEP data world.

SOEP @ 10th ESRA Conference 2023 in Milan, Italy

From July 17 to 21, the tenth conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) will take place in Milan, Italy. 12 SOEP researchers will organize sessions or present their work in more than 20 sessions. An overview of the SOEP presentations can be found online. SOEP will also have its own exhibition stand - so come by and learn more about SOEP data and find the newest publications di ...

Graduate Center Courses

Semester Courses Course History Summer term 2023 Winter term 2023 / 2024 Summer term 2024 Winter term 2024 / 2025 Summer term 2025 Winter term 2025 / 2026 Summer term 2026 Winter term 2026 / 2027 You can find a list of courses offered by DIW Berlin and universities in the current semester. If you want to register for a course or have any further questions, please send an email with your name and university ...

Agglomeration or Market Access? The Defining Factors of Firms' Location Choice

As research indicates a gap between complex scientific measures of accessibility and simpler proxies used by firms, this paper analyses the impact of several market access indicators on the location decision of firms. It compares the role of inter- and intra-industry agglomeration as proxies of access with a newly developed gravity-based indicator incorporating transport distances and industry relations. ...

SOEP 2024 – 15th International German Socio-Economic Panel User Conference

The 15th International German Socio-Economic Panel User Conference (SOEP2024) this year was held at BBAW in Berlin from July 4 to July 5, 2024. The conference provided researchers who use the SOEP (including the SOEP part of the Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF) and LIS/LWS data) with the opportunity to present and discuss their work with their peers. Researchers of all disciplines (e.g.,...

Green Premiums Are a Challenge and an Opportunity for Climate Policy Design: Comment

Adjusting green public support programmes to green premiums can reduce public spending, yet this is challenged by uncertainty. Underfunding green technologies can delay the green transition, and overfunding them can increase transition costs. Both risks of under- and overfunding can be reduced using responsive adjustments.