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Press Release
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 the current and coming year is forecast to grow far more rapidly than the economy as a whole: by a price-adjusted 3.3 percent in 2014 and 2.1 percent in 2015. Currently, new residential construction is an important engine for growth ...
26.11.2014
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Press Release
Germany's energy transition envisages a shift toward energy being supplied primarily from renewable sources. The expansion of renewables is largely determined by central government policy but the German Länder also play a major role and could consequently make a significant contribution toward a successful energy transition. DIW Berlin recently conducted its fourth renewable energy ranking of ...
26.11.2014
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Weitere referierte Aufsätze
Efforts to combat terrorism have become a priority in the security agenda of most countries around the world, while the respective policies, tools and instruments have amounted to significant costs. In this article, we review the literature on counterterrorism (CT) effectiveness and draw a series of rather negative conclusions with regard to the reliability of our knowledge in this area. We find that ...
In:
Critical Studies on Terrorism
8 (2015), 2, S. 229-245
| Eric van Um, Daniela Pisoiu
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DIW Discussion Papers 1426 / 2014
In this paper, we analyze the technical efficiency of CO2 reduction potentials of German power and heat plants, using a non-parametric sequential Data Envelopment Analysis. We apply a metafrontier framework to evaluate plant-level efficiencies in the transformation of inputs into desirable (energy) and undesirable (CO2 emissions) outputs, taking into account different fossil fuel generation technologies. ...
2014| Stefan Seifert, Astrid Cullmann, Christian von Hirschhausen
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Seminar
Abstract: This study refers to job matching processes in occupational labour markets. Each of these markets comprises jobs that share extensive commonalities in their required qualifications and tasks. According to previous studies these markets reveal different matching efficiencies, but not much is known about the determinants of these differences. We discuss why certain occupational specific...
26.11.2014| Michael Stops (IAB)
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Cluster-Seminar Öffentliche Finanzen und Lebenslagen
In Germany, individuals in need of long-term care receive support through benefits of the long-term care insurance. A central goal of the insurance is to support informal care provided by family members. Care recipients can choose between benefits in kind (formal home care services) and benefits in cash. From a budgetary perspective family care is a cost-saving alternative to formal home care and...
26.11.2014| Johannes Geyer
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Refereed essays Web of Science
Is it possible to combat global climate change through North-to-South technology transfer even without a global climate treaty? Or do carbon leakage and the rebound effect imply that it is possible to take advantage of technological improvements under the umbrella of a global arrangement only? For answering these questions two possible states of the world are discussed: one, where more energy efficient ...
In:
Environmental & Resource Economics
62 (2015), 4, S. 791-809
| Gunter Stephan, Georg Müller-Fürstenberger
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Refereed essays Web of Science
Patterns in cross-border banking have changed since the global financial crisis. This may affect domestic bank market structures and macroeconomic stability in the longer term. In this study, I theoretically and empirically analyze how different modes of cross-border banking impact bank concentration and market power. I use a two-country general equilibrium model with heterogeneous banks developed ...
In:
Journal of Banking & Finance
50 (2015), S. 242-259
| Franziska M. Bremus
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DIW Roundup 48 / 2014
Retirement leads to changes in daily life that may affect health positively or negatively. Existing empirical evidence is inconclusive: While a few studies identify negative health effects, the majority of studies find no or positive effects of retirement on health. The mechanisms behind these effects remain unclear, as is the question of which parts of the population benefit most from retirement. ...
2014| Peter Eibich
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Press Release
Speculative house price increases potentially mean major real and financial risks and have increasingly been the subject of current public debate in Germany. Recent events in countries such as the US or Spain have demonstrated the negative impact that the bursting of speculative price bubbles can have on national economies. However, the signs of speculative property price bubbles are difficult to detect ...
19.11.2014