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Germany Must Invest More in Its Future

by: S. Bach, G. Baldi, K. Bernoth, J. Blazejczak, B. Bremer, J. Diekmann, D. Edler, B. Farkas, F. Fichtner, M. Fratzscher, M. Gornig, C. Kemfert, U. Kunert, H. Link, K. Neuhoff, W.-P. Schill, C. K. Spieß in: DIW Economic Bulletin 08/2013. Shortly before the parliamentary election in 2013, Germany is riding on a wave of euphoria: hardly any other euro country has weathered the financial and debt ...

More Growth through Higher Investment

by: Stefan Bach, Guido Baldi, Kerstin Bernoth, Björn Bremer, Beatrice Farkas, Ferdinand Fichtner, Marcel Fratzscher, Martin Gornig in: DIW Economic Bulletin 08/2013. While many countries in the euro area are deep in recession due to a debt and structural crisis, the German economy appears to have excelled compared to many other euro area countries. Unemployment has fallen to the lowest level since ...

"Germany's Big Weakness is a Lack of Investment." Seven Questions to Marcel Fratzscher

in: DIW Economic Bulletin 08/2013"Germany's Big Weakness is a Lack of Investment." Seven Questions to Marcel Fratzscher

Automobility in Flux: More Women and Older Drivers at the Wheel

by: Uwe Kunert, Sabine Radke, Bastian Chlond, Martin Kagerbauer in: DIW Economic Bulletin 08/2013. Having barely registered an increase at the beginning of the new millennium, during the economic upturn after 2009, there was significant growth in the mileage by registered motor vehicles in Germany, both in the case of utility vehicles and automobiles. Overall, in 2011, automobiles covered a higher ...

Germany Must Invest More in Its Future

Shortly before the parliamentary election in 2013, Germany is riding on a wave of euphoria: hardly any other euro country has weathered the financial and debt crisis so well. Since 2009, GDP has grown by over eight percent and 1.2 million new jobs have been created. Public finances were consolidated and, in 2012, there was a fiscal surplus of 0.2 percent of GDP. An impressive financial position indeed ...

More Growth through Higher Investment

While many countries in the euro area are deep in recession due to a debt and structural crisis, the German economy appears to have excelled compared to many other euro area countries. Unemployment has fallen to the lowest level since German reunification, economic output has grown by over eight percent since 2009, and public budgets have been consolidated, generating a surplus in 2012. But this is ...

Germany's Big Weakness is a Lack of Investment: Seven Questions to Marcel Fratzscher

Automobility in Flux: More Women and Older Drivers at the Wheel

Having barely registered an increase at the beginning of the new millennium, during the economic upturn after 2009, there was significant growth in the mileage by registered motor vehicles in Germany, both in the case of utility vehicles and automobiles. Overall, in 2011, automobiles covered a higher mileage than ever before. Despite more efficient engines, this resulted in fuel consumption stagnating ...

How many people have died in Syria? Estimating conflict fatalities using a capture-recapture approach

In any conflict, incidences of violence are not witnessed and reported with equal probability; many acts of violence are intentionally hidden from view. In this respect Syria is no different – the current regime is actively suppressing the flow of information out of the country. Yet in many other respects Syria is unique – local human rights activists and citizen journalists are...

Randomized Free Distribution of Improved Cooking Stoves in Senegal