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Personnel news
Veronika Bertram-Hümmer sucessfully defended her dissertation on November 25th at Leibniz University of Hannover.
Prof. Dr. Gerd G. Wagner and Prof. Dr. Helmut Lütkepohl congratulate her on her success!
02.12.2015
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Press Release
DIW Berlin’s construction volume calculations: construction industry remains a key pillar of the German economy—need for action in energy-efficient refurbishment and in accommodating refugees
The construction industry remains a key pillar of the German economy: buildings worth a total of around 338 billion euros will have been constructed or modernized in Germany by the end of this year—2.7 ...
02.12.2015
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Interview
Dr. Michelsen, how important has the construction industry been for the German economy in recent years?
After the construction industry hit rock bottom in the first decade of this century, it has recovered considerably since 2010. It is now an important pillar of the German economy and contributes significantly to growth in the country. Since 2010, we have seen a sharp increase in the volume of construction. ...
02.12.2015
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Externe Working Papers
Economic disparities between the regions of the European Union are of constant concern both for policy and economic research. In this paper we examine whether there are overlapping trends of regional development in the EU: overall convergence on the one hand and persistent or even increasing spatial concentration (agglomeration) on the other. Kernel density estimation, Markov chain analysis and cross-sectional ...
Frankfurt/Oder:
Univ.,
2005,
29 S.
(The Postgraduate Research Programme Working Paper Series / Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Graduiertenkolleg "Kapitalmärkte und Finanzwirtschaft im erweiterten Europa" ; 2005,4)
| Kurt Geppert, Michael Happich, Andreas Stephan
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Berlin Seminar
Artur Runge Metzger will report on the results from the climate negotiations in Lima. We will discuss next steps and the most important challenges that need to be tackled on the road to the Paris 2015 COP. The discussion will highlight in particular the role of climate policy, domestic action, and the structure of climate finance. What is the signal of the EU 2030 package for the rest of the world...
15.01.2015
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Refereed essays Web of Science
Motivated by the lack of literature linking actual to perceived relative deprivation, this paper assesses the role of visibility in goods and assets vis-à-vis income behind perceptions of relative deprivation. We rely on household survey data that include unique information on reported perceived deprivation with a pre-specified reference group, namely others in the same town or village. Based on a ...
In:
Social Indicators Research
124 (2015), 3, S. 765-783
| Veronika Bertram-Hümmer, Ghassan Baliki
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Refereed essays Web of Science
This paper investigates the mechanisms behind the health effects of retirement. Using a Regression Discontinuity Design to exploit financial incentives in the German pension system for identification, I find that retirement improves subjective health status and mental health, while also reducing outpatient care utilization. I explore a wide range of health behaviors, time use, and effect heterogeneity ...
In:
Journal of Health Economics
43 (2015), S. 1-12
| Peter Eibich
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Refereed essays Web of Science
This article provides an introduction to the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading System (ETS). First we describe the legislative development of the EU ETS, its evolution from free allocation to auctioning and centralized allocation rules, its relationship to the Kyoto Protocol and other trading systems, and its relationship to other EU climate and energy policies. This is followed by an assessment ...
In:
Review of Environmental Economics and Policy
10 (2016), 1, S. 89-107
| Denny Ellerman, Claudio Marcantonini, Aleksandar Zaklan
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Cluster-Seminar Öffentliche Finanzen und Lebenslagen
This paper uses a Regression Kink Design to estimate the labor supply effects of changes in the financial incentives for early retirement. In particular we examine the effect of the gradual introduction of pension deductions for early retirement according to the 1992 German pension reform on the actual retirement age of women eligible for women old-age pensions. This reform allows to exploit...
09.12.2015| Johannes Geyer
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Personnel news
Christoph Große Steffen sucessfully defended his dissertation on December 3rd at FU Berlin.
Prof. Dr. Gerd G. Wagner and Prof. Dr. Helmut Lütkepohl congratulate him on his success!
04.12.2015