On December 8, 2025, DIW Berlin co-hosted the conference on the heat transition organized by the accompanying research BEWEGT on the EUREF campus. The conference brought together numerous contributions from political and social sciences and clearly showed how diverse social science research on the heating transition has become. The focus was on questions that are crucial for the success of the heating ...
Age and gender differences in narcissism have been studied often. However, considering the rich history of narcissism research accompanied by its diverging conceptualizations, little is known about age and gender differences across various narcissism measures. The present study investigated age and gender differences and their interactions across eight widely used narcissism instruments (i.e., Narcissistic ...
Do the processes underlying destination-language acquisition differ between recently arrived refugees and other new immigrants? Based on a well-established model of language learning according to which language fluency is a function of efficiency, incentives, and exposure, this study addresses general processes of language learning as well as conditions specific to refugees. Longitudinal data on refugees ...
Free, fair, and diversified trade plays a crucial role in the development of new technologies and thus also in the success of industrial and innovation policy strategies. Access to critical raw materials and other inputs, such as semiconductors or steel scrap, is often a prerequisite for the development of new technologies, including in the important areas of digitalization and decarbonization. At...
Amidst a global battle for technological leadership in fast-changing and emerging industries, Europe has been losing competitiveness. Productivity remains weak. While innovation is taking place in the EU, its large-scale commercialisation often occurs abroad – along with the creation of new firms and employment that accompany it. Industrial policy could help address these challenges, but too often...
More cohesion on climate issues? The vast majority (71 percent) of Germans would like to see their politicians do much more to combat climate change, with 83 percent reporting they are concerned about climate change. At the same time, many people are worried about the economic consequences of climate policy. Only eight percent are clearly opposed to ecological transformation – a small but potentially ...
