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A shortage of affordable housing can be exacerbated by wars, natural disasters, or rising demand. In response, governments impose rent control, capping rents. This policy has been used on a large scale since World War I and has gained new popularity, with rent brakes introduced in Germany, France, Ireland, and Spain between 2015 and 2023, and with the strengthening of rent control in Austria and the ...
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Cliometrica
(2026), im Ersch. [online first: 2026-04-25]
| Konstantin A. Kholodilin
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Workshop
The annual Workshop for Women in Macroeconomics, Finance and Economic History (WIMFEH) is organized by the DIW Berlin and the University of Bonn. The aim is to bring together female academic researchers and practitioners to promote and exchange ideas in the field of Macroeconomics, Finance, and Economic History.
07.05.2026| Kalina Manova, Cecilia Parliatore
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Sector coupling (SC), the integration of energy vectors and end-use sectors, is increasingly central to the net-zero transition but remains conceptually fragmented. This fragmentation causes modeling inconsistencies, hinders cross-study comparison, and undermines energy policy coordination. We address this gap through a structured mapping of existing definitions, categorizing them along three dimensions, ...
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Applied Energy
410 (2026), 127550, 25 S.
| Nishant Tyagi, Alexander Roth, Anibal Sanjab, Erik Delarue
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Variable renewable energy droughts, so called Dunkelflaute events, emerge as a challenge for climateneutral energy systems based on variable renewables. Here we characterize European drought events for on- and offshore wind power, solar photovoltaics, and renewable technology portfolios, using 38 historic weather years and an advanced identification method. Their characteristics heavily depend on the ...
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Communications Earth & Environment
7 (2026), 242, 17 S.
| Martin Kittel, Wolf-Peter Schill
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Economic Outlook
German economy on the upswing—global economy continues to grow moderately
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German economy on recovery path after three years of subdued activity – pressures from Iran war and erratic U.S. trade policy only slightly slow growth
The recovery continues to be driven by the domestic economy, while export-oriented industry is only gradually gaining momentum ...
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Objectives: This study examines unintended consequences (UIC) of public health and social measures (PHSM) in camps and camp-like settings and assesses the pathways through which these UIC arise. Methods: We conducted a systematic review and conceptual analysis of UIC from PHSM aimed at preventing SARS-CoV-2 spread in these settings. PHSM were classified using the WHO taxonomy and the CONSEQUENT framework ...
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Public Health Reviews
47 (2026), 1608732, 23 S.
| Maren Hintermeier, Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Nora Gottlieb, Amir Mohsenpour, Navina Sarma, Renke Biallas, Louise Biddle
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Despite the profound impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in diverse contexts, large-scale socio-economic panel studies have rarely addressed the use and evaluation of AI for individual respondents. Therefore, the Artificial Intelligence Experience and Attitude Survey (AIEAS) is introduced to measure awareness, experience, attitude valence, and usage intention regarding AI in the work, healthcare, ...
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Psychological Test Adaptation and Development
7 (2026), S. 27–41
| Timo Gnambs, Florian Griese, Sabine Zinn
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Previous research suggests that women tend to self-report higher life satisfaction and happiness, lower health status and trust, and more left-leaning political preferences than men. We revisit the gender gap in these outcome variables using random-effects meta-analysis, aggregating data across 39 countries surveyed in the European Social Survey (n ≈ 500,000). Measured in Cohen’s d units, women, on ...
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Scientific Reports
16 (2026), 3406, 12 S.
| Yifan Yang, Magnus Johannesson, Frank Fossen, Levent Neyse, Felix Holzmeister
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The energy price crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed the heightened vulnerability of low-income households to rising heating costs, particularly those in energy-inefficient buildings. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this study examines the distributional impact of heating costs across income deciles and evaluates the effectiveness of policy interventions. We ...
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Energy Policy
213 (2026), 115145, 17 S.
| Sophie M. Behr, Merve Kucuk, Maximilian Longmuir, Karsten Neuhoff
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Do long-term improvements in air quality influence children’s educational outcomes? This paper investigates the impact of Low Emission Zones (LEZs), which restrict access to designated areas for emission-intensive vehicles, on the educational achievement of elementary school students in Germany. Using school-level data from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, we exploit the staggered ...
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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
132 (2025), 103165, 20 S.
| Johannes Brehm, Nico Pestel, Sandra Schaffner, Laura Schmitz