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DIW Discussion Papers 1604 / 2016
The achieved international consensus on the 1.5‐2°C target entails that most of current fossil fuel reserves must remain unburned. Currently, a majority of climate policies aiming at this goal are directed towards the demand side. In the absence of a global carbon regime these polices are prone to carbon leakage and other adverse effects. Supply‐side climate policies present an alternative and more ...
2016| Roman Mendelevitch
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Report
We are happy to presen our recent SOEPnewsletter 112, August 2016.
We like to inform about
the national dialogue on well-being and quality of life
the Call for Proposals for the next round of the SOEP Innovation Sample and top-up funding from the DFG,
an update of the 2014 release of the SOEP Innovation Sample (soep.is.2014.1),
the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Refugee Survey,
how it has been on the conferences ...
05.08.2016
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Press Release
Brexit putting a strain on trade and dampening investment across the globe – German economy likely to be affected – uncertainty about exports – investment will be restrained, and both income and consumption will lose momentum
Due to the Brexit decision, the German economy is expected to grow by 0.1 percentage points less this year and by 0.3 percentage points less next year than ...
05.08.2016
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Research Project
The Institute for Employment Research (IAB), the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), and the Research Centre on Migration, Integration, and Asylum of the Federal Office of Migration and Refugees (BAMF-FZ) are working together on a project to survey people seeking protection in Germany from political persecution and violent conflicts. The influx...
Current Project| German Socio-Economic Panel study
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Research Project
Conception, Implementation, Preparation, Register Linkage, Analysis, and Data Provision/Distribution of a Representative Sample of Refugee Families (GeFam)
The survey topics cover the refugees’ living situations; their schooling, higher education, and vocational training; and their current occupational situations and social participation. Participation in the survey is voluntary. The study is...
Completed Project| German Socio-Economic Panel study
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DIW Economic Bulletin 31 / 2016
As a result of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, global economic output is likely to grow at a somewhat slower pace than anticipated. The decision will have consequences for the UK and for the euro area in particular; this is also confirmed by simulations produced by the National Institute Global Econometric Model (NiGEM). An expected deterioration of economic relations—especially between the UK ...
2016| Ferdinand Fichtner, Christoph Große Steffen, Michael Hachula, Simon Junker, Simon Kirby, Claus Michelsen, Malte Rieth, Thore Schlaak, James Warren
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Interview
Dr. Fichtner, will the result of the British referendum to leave the EU send the UK and perhaps even the entire EU into economic crisis?
We believe that economic growth in the UK has already been dampened somewhat in the short term by this result. It will have a noticeable impact on economic growth in the UK. The decision is also relevant for the rest of Europe, of course, because weaker UK growth ...
05.08.2016
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Report
The United Kingdom's exit from the European Union will have far-reaching implications for the British financial sector. London is currently the financial capital of Europe, and the UK's financial institutions benefit from passport rights that allow them to provide their services throughout the Single Market. The UK plays two key roles in the European financial system: the first as a major hub for wholesale ...
05.08.2016
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Personnel news
Adrian Hille, who joined the DIW Graduate Center in October 2011 and worked at the German Socio-Economic Panel until February 2016, has successfully defended his dissertation at Freie Universität Berlin.His dissertation entitled “Developing skills through non-formal learning activities: four essays in the economics of education" was supervised by Prf. Dr. C. Katharina Spieß (DIW, Freie ...
05.08.2016
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SOEPcampus
Data Management & Basic Longitudinal Designs
The SOEP is a representative longitudinal survey of the population in Germany conducted annually since 1984. It is one the most important sources for longitudinal research worldwide. It collects data on topics such as household composition, employment and family biography, income, health, education, life satisfaction, and personality. Working with...
12.10.2016