On November 1, Johanna Möllerström took over as the new Head of the Department of Competition and Consumers. Möllerström is also a Professor of Microeconomics at Humboldt-Universität Berlin. Previously, she worked at the Interdisciplinary Center of Economic Science (ICES) at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia. In 2013 she received a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her ...
Coal is at the core of the debate about climate change mitigation policies, yet the internationalmarket for it is not well represented in most energy models. This paper presents the COALMODframework which is a model of the international steam coal market that can be readily used toexplore implications of climate policies, but also to analyze market structure or to investigate issue ofsupply security. ...
Parental leave policies are a major policy tool used across OECD countries to support families before and after child birth. There are large differences across countries in the amount and the duration of benefit payments as well as leave entitlement periods. Despite these differences, the shared goal of parental leave policies is to reconcile family life and work, and support child development. While ...
On October 4, the DIW Graduate Center welcomed its new cohort through various events. In the morning, a detailed introduction to the doctoral program structure was organized to get newcomers familiar with the challenges and prospects in the coming years. Then the library, IT Department, Communications Department and Englisch editor presented their service fields in the afternoon. At the welcome reception ...
