Macroeconomics Department

The Macroeconomics Department analyses macroeconomic relationships using empirical and theoretical methods. The department's research focuses on the central topic of macroeconomics and inequality and includes analyses of monetary and fiscal policy, green macroeconomics, and nowcasts and forecasts of income distributions of private households based on the SOEP. A particular focus is placed on the further development of heterogeneous agent models and the empirical analysis of regional public finances. The research results form the basis for the infrastructure of forecasting and policy advice and are directly incorporated into the economic forecasts of the DIW Berlin and thus also into the joint economic forecast.