Vorträge des DIW Berlin

Wirtschaftlichkeit von Schnellladeinfrastruktur für E-Mobilität

Plenary Session with Keynote Address and General Discussion

Trade Liberalization and Poverty: A Macro-Micro Analysis in Ethiopia

Using a CGE model, this study analyses the impact of trade liberalization on poverty at the household level taking Ethiopia as a case. Two scenarios (complete tariff cut and uniform tariff scheme) suggest that further liberalization of trade has little short-run effect on the overall economy. However, the agriculture-based manufacturing sector (in particular, textile and leather) is likely to be...

Wage Employment and the Financial Crisis: A Case Study of Tajikistan 2007-2009

The financial crisis in 2008/2009 had a presumably substantial influence on the everyday social and economic life of many Tajik people, including their behavior in the labor market. In our paper, we aim to study the impact of the economic crisis on individual labor market decisions. This is the first study investigating the impact of the financial crisis in a transition country using a unique...

Trade Persistence and the Limits of Trade Agreements

International trade ows reveal strong persistence over time. This paper is concerned with the role of trade agreements in this persistent environment. The data reveal a high level of heterogeneity of the trade- creating effect along the trade volume and per-capita income distributions. If controlled for persistence in bilateral trade ows, I find that higher per- capita incomes are associated with...

The Effects of Conflict on Fertility in Rwanda

The aim of this paper is to study the short and long-term fertility effects of mass violent conflict on different population sub-groups. The authors pool three nationally representative demographic and health surveys from before and after the genocide in Rwanda, identifying conflict exposure of the survivors in multiple ways. The analysis finds a robust effect of genocide on fertility, with a...

Are Uzbeks Better Off? Economic Welfare and Ethnicity in Kyrgyzstan

In the light of violent clashes between Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan in June 2010 we investigate the association between economic welfare and ethnicity in this country. We intend to answer two questions. First, are Uzbek households better off than Kyrgyz households, as is often claimed in the media and also by some academics? Second, what are the correlates of household welfare in recent...

Bullet Proof? Program Evaluation in Conflict Areas: Evidence from Rural Colombia

Recently, Conditional Cash Transfer Programs (CCT) became increasingly popular in developing countries due to their positive outcomes on health and education. In this paper, we are particularly interested in testing if children participating in CCT (treated) in conflict affected regions benefit more (or less) than their counterparts in peaceful areas. To test this, we combine longitudinal CCT data...

Long-Run Consequences of Natural Disasters: Evidence from Tangshan

Exploiting Tangshan 1976 - the deadliest earthquake in the 20th century - as a source of exogenous variation, we estimate the long-run effect of a historical shock on contemporary socio-economic outcomes. Cohorts born after the earthquake were not only larger, but exhibit lower school completion rates, particularly among the female today. Despite lower schooling levels, there is no evidence for...

Managers and Their Type of Personality

Wirtschaftsmotor Klimaschutz: Chancen und Struktureffekte

Bargaining, Vertical Integration and Entry

Technology-Skill Complementarity and International TFP Differences

Toward an Efficient Use of R&D: Accounting for Heterogeneity and Dynamics in the OECD

Public Expenditure Efficiency of German Local Authorities

Measuring Local Governments¿ Spending Efficiency: An Application to French Counties

R&D Efficiency in Manufacturing: A Non-Parametric DEA Approach

Consolidating the Water Industry: An Analysis of the Potential Gains from Horizontal and Vertical Integration in a Conditional Efficiency Framework

Staatspleite USA: Auswirkungen auf die Weltwirtschaft und die deutschen Exporte

Verschiebungen in der globalen Industrieproduktion und die Bedeutung der BRIC-Staaten