by Mathias Bug and Kristina Meier in: DIW Economic Bulletin 3/2015 This report aims to show the distribution of crime in Germany. For this, police crime statistics (polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik – PKS) are treated so that they integrate dark figures (unreported crime) of crime types along with their specific grade of burden. The different treatments are based on own recent survey data. Two ...
This report aims to show the distribution of crime in Germany. For this, police crime statistics (polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik – PKS) are treated so that they integrate dark figures (unreported crime) of crime types along with their specific grade of burden. The different treatments are based on own recent survey data. Two major trends are confirmed by both treatment methods: First, there is a northsouth ...
The construction industry remains a key pillar of the German economy. According to the latest construction volume calculations by DIW Berlin, the value of construction in 2014 and 2015 is forecast to grow far more rapidly than the economy as a whole: by a price-adjusted 3.3 percent and 2.1 percent in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Currently, new residential construction is an important engine for growth ...
The Interview with Mathias Bug is published in DIW Economic Bulletin 3/2015. It is available for Download as pdf document. More issues of DIW Economic Bulletin
Large demand side potentials are reported in recent studies. But demand side options differ in the services they can provide to the power system - from short-term flexibility to peak shaving. We will discuss when different services might be required for the German power system as the share of intermittent renewables is increasing, and what regulatory framework and power market design is needed for...
