Auch rund 25 Jahre nach dem Mauerfall verfügen private Haushalte in Ostdeutschland mit im Durchschnitt 67 400 Euro über nicht einmal halb so hohe Vermögen wie die in Westdeutschland, wo es rund 153 200 Euro sind. In beiden Landesteilen ist der Immobilienbesitz die quantitativ wichtigste Vermögensform. Der Anteil der Eigentümerhaushalte hat zwar in beiden Landesteilen seit 1990 deutlich zugenommen, ...
The energy efficiency of the residential housing stock plays a key role in strategies to mitigate climate change and global warming. In this context, it is frequently argued that private investment and the quality of thermal upgrades is too low in the light of the challenges faced and the potential energy cost savings. While many authors address the potential barriers for investors to increase energy ...
Concerns about global warming and growing scarcity of fossile fuels require substantial changes in energy consumption patterns and energy systems, as targeted by many countries around the world. One key element to achieve such transformation is to increase energy efficiency of the housing stock. In this context, it is frequently argued that private investments are too low in the light of the potential ...
The appropriate design of monetary policy in integrated financial markets is one of the most challenging areas for central banks. One hot topic is whether the rise in liquidity in recent years has contributed to the formation of price bubbles in asset markets. If strong linkages exist, the inclusion of asset prices in the monetary policy rule can eventually limit speculative runs and negative effects ...
The German government has committed to reducing the primary energy demand of buildings by 80% by 2050 and to attaining a thermal retrofit rate of 2%. Achieving both goals will require deep thermal retrofits across the existing building stock. To meet this challenge, the government is exploring what role tax support options could play in encouraging thermal retrofits and ensuring that they deliver the ...
Untersuchungen über die Preise auf dem Markt für Wohnimmobilien geben in aller Regel Aufschluss über die Preise für Wohnungen in einer bestimmten Lage oder mit einer bestimmten Beschaffenheit. Das DIW Berlin hat ein Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem die Preise für verschiedenartige Wohnungen zu einer einheitlichen Größe zusammengefasst werden. Damit kann die Preisentwicklung übergreifend etwa für alle ...
The appropriate design of monetary policy in integrated financial markets is one of the most challenging areas for central banks. One hot topic is whether the increase in liquidity has contributed to the formation of price bubbles in asset markets in the years preceding the financial crisis. If linkages are strong, the inclusion of asset prices in the monetary policy rule may limit speculative runs ...