The DIW Graduate Center opened its application procedure for the 2013 intake by early January. Graduates in economics and related sciences are welcome to submit their application documents until March 31th. Interviews will be held in late April and early May. Successful candidates start the program on October 1st. Application and Admission
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This paper studies the importance of politician's qualification, in terms of education and experience, for fiscal outcomes. The analysis is based on a large panel for 2,031 German municipalities for which we have collected information on municipal budgets as well as the election results and qualification levels of mayoral candidates. We principally use a Regression Discontinuity Design focusing on ...
Steam coal is one of the main pillars of global electricity generation and its consumption is increasing, mainly driven by the growing Asian economies. Since the early 2000s the global steam coal trade underwent some significant changes. The international seaborne trade flows are growing rapidly and on the supply side a process of mergers and acquisitions increased market concentration, fueling fears ...
