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Structural Development of the EU ETS post-2020

The project provides scientific advice to the Federal Environmental Agency (UBA/DEHSt) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment in evaluating, implementing nationally, and further developing the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Central topics of the analyses are the interaction of the EU ETS with energy and climate policies, the structural development of the EU ETS post-2020 and its...

Real net assets of private households in Germany shrank between 2003 and 2013

DIW researchers investigated the development of assets while taking inflation into account – Germans’ investment behavior is one of the essential factors contributing to the decline in real assets – results contradict the national accounts The net assets of private households in Germany experienced extremely weak development between 2003 and 2013: They increased by an average of ...

"German Investment Behavior Contributes to Real Losses in Net Worth of Households": Six Questions to Markus Grabka

Dr. Grabka, you’ve analyzed the real net worth of households in Germany. What approach did you take? In Germany, household assets are typically presented as nominal values, meaning they are shown in the prices of the given year. In our study, we attempted to analyze the asset situation while also taking inflation into account. What were your findings? Our study comes to the surprising conclusion ...

Real Net Worth of Households in Germany Fell between 2003 and 2013

Studies indicating the development of household wealth in Germany are typically based on nominal values and do not take account of price rises and thus the actual purchasing power of those assets. DIW Berlin took inflation into account in a recent evaluation and concluded that the average net worth of households in Germany decreased in real terms by almost 15 percent from 2003 to 2013. This figure, ...

German Investment Behavior Contributes to Real Losses in Net Worth of Households: Six Questions to Markus Grabka

Strategy "DIW_Berlin:2020"

Economies and societies are currently undergoing a transformation process which is changing the face of Germany and Europe. Society, the research community, and policy-makers are all confronted with the developments of globalization, digitization, the changing roles of labor and capital, the energy transition and environmental protection, as well as social participation in economic processes. Against ...

Firm's Evaluation of Location Quality: Evidence from East Germany

Our study provides evidence for firms' evaluation of location quality. We use a 2004 survey of 6,000 East German firms that contained questions on the importance and assessment of 15 different location factors ranging from closeness to customers and suppliers, transport infrastructure, and proximity to research institutions and universities, as well as questions about the local financial institutions ...

SOEP 2013 – Erhebungsinstrumente 2013 (Welle 30) des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels: Ihr Leben außerhalb Deutschlands

Number of Siblings and Educational Choices of Immigrant Children: Evidence from First- and Second-Generation Siblings

We document the educational integration of immigrant children with a focus on the link between family size and educational decisions and distinguishing particularly between first- and second-generation immigrants and between source country groups. First, for immigrant adolescents, we show family-size adjusted convergence to almost native levels of higher education track attendance from the first to ...

The Vast Majority of Employees in Germany Are Satisfied with Their Jobs

The vast majority of workers rate their professional occupations positively; only one in eight is unhappy with his or her job. This has been the case for the past 20 years. There is little difference in the degree of satisfaction between genders, workers in West Germany and East Germany, or among different age groups. Even the level of compensation and the nature of the work itself do not exert any ...