Unfortunately, this event is already at capacity. No further registrations will be accepted. DIW Berlin together with its partners is pleased to invite to a special extended session of Berlin Lunchtime Meeting.Chair: Heino von Meyer, Head, OECD Berlin Centre10.00What are the main challenges for Germany?Andreas Wörgötter, Head of Division, Economics Department, OECD 10.10The labour...
We examine patterns of earnings volatility for male employees who are subject to statutory social security contributions in West Germany over the period 1986 - 2005. For this purpose, we analyse individual records covering highly reliable earnings biographies provided by the German Social Security Administration. We decompose earnings into permanent and transitory components and estimate...
Contents A brief history of oil markets and oil price shocks The determinants of the price of oil Flow supply shocks versus flow demand shocks The role of speculation and expectations in oil markets How are oil price shocks transmitted to oil-importing economies? Nonlinearities in the Oil-Macro Relationship How should policy makers respond to oil price shocks? Forecasting the price of oil
NEUJOBS is a research project financed by the European Commission, under the 7th Framework Programme. The objective is to analyse future possible developments of the European labour market(s) under the main assumption that European societies are facing or preparing to face four main transitions that will have a major impact on employment, in particular for some groups in the labour force or...
The INDICSER project has the aim to identify and develop performance indicators of service sectors in attempting to understand economic developments in these sectors and their impact on aggregate growth. Therefore, the main objective of the INDICSER project is to develop indicators which are able to provide information on the determinants of growth in service sectors in the European Union. To this...
The post-war baby boom is turning into a grandparent boom, putting a triple stress on long-term care (LTC) provisions: increased numbers of elderly, increased survival of these elderly and increased survival of frail, disabled elderly through improved care and health care. Epidemiological trends such as smoking cessation and obesity will increase care dependence. At the same time the supply of...
