DIW Weekly Report

2018 - 2026

Continuation of DIW Economic Bulletin.

Current editor(s): Anna Bindler, Tomaso Duso, Sabine Fiedler, Marcel Fratzscher, Peter Haan, Claudia Kemfert, Alexander Kritikos, Alexander Kriwoluzky, Karsten Neuhoff and Sabine Zinn

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Volume 16, issue 7/8, 2026

Nuclear Fusion Research Shifts Focus: Commercial Niche Products instead of Energy Promises pp. 55-63

Charlotte Dering, Alexander Wimmers, Fanny Böse, Claudia Kemfert, Johanna Krauß, Björn Steigerwald and Christian von Hirschhausen

Volume 16, issue 5/6, 2026

Construction Industry Returns to Growth pp. 41-52

Christian Danne, Martin Gornig and Laura Pagenhardt

Volume 16, issue 29, 2026

Government Consumption Stabilizes the Economy in the Short Run; Tax Cuts Have a Stronger albeit Delayed Effect pp. 221-226

Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Alexander Kriwoluzky, Jo-Ya Kung and Ruben Staffa

Volume 16, issue 10, 2026

Social Media: Population Favors Regulation—but Ban Only for Those up to the Age of 12 pp. 79-88

Jörg Dollmann, Christian Hunkler, Nicolas Legewie, Julian B. Axenfeld, Andreas Franken and Felix von Heusinger

Volume 16, issue 9, 2026

Electric Mobility in Germany: Untapped Potential pp. 67-75

Wolf-Peter Schill

Volume 16, issue 4, 2026

Women on the Executive and Supervisory Boards of Large Companies: The Upward Trend of Recent Years Has Largely Stalled pp. 25-37

Arianna Antezza, Alina Meiner and Katharina Wrohlich

Volume 16, issue 3, 2026

Favorable Conditions Allow Accelerating the Renewabe Energy Transition pp. 13-22

Wolf-Peter Schill, Nicolas Aichner and Alexander Roth

Volume 16, issue 27/28, 2026

China’s Dominance in Shipbuilding and U.S. Trade Policy Create New Risks for Europe and Other Trading Partners pp. 213-218

Sonali Chowdhry, Inga Heiland and Hendrik Mahlkow

Volume 16, issue 25/26, 2026

An Underestimated Policy Lever: The ECB’s Collateral Policy Supports Financial Markets and Reduces Uncertainty pp. 203-210

Pia Hüttl, Gökhan Ider and Matthias Kaldorf

Volume 16, issue 24, 2026

Energy Price Shock Slows German Economy - Global Growth Remains Moderate pp. 187-200

Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Guido Baldi, Nina Maria Brehl, Angelina Hackmann, Konstantin A. Kholodilin, Laura Pagenhardt, Jan-Christopher Scherer, Teresa Schildmann, Hannah Magdalena Seidl, Ruben Staffa, Kristin Trautmann and Jana Wittich

Volume 16, issue 22/23, 2026

Photovoltaic Manufacturing in the EU Requires a Unified Industrial Strategy pp. 177-183

Thibault Deletombe and Karsten Neuhoff

Volume 16, issue 20/21, 2026

The Rise in Absenteeism in 2022 Is Only Partly Due to Electronic Sick Notes pp. 167-174

Markus Grabka and Oskar Breer

Volume 16, issue 18/19, 2026

Climate Concerns Are Increasingly Affecting Germans pp. 157-163

Daniel Graeber, Laura Schmitz and Franziska Holz

Volume 16, issue 16/17, 2026

Municipal Investment: Potential and Limitations of the Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality pp. 145-154

Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Martin Gornig, Angelina Hackmann and Teresa Schildmann

Volume 16, issue 14/15, 2026

AI Transformation Potential Impacts Both Men and Women in the Labor Market pp. 135-141

Virginia Sondergeld, Katharina Wrohlich and Julia Redelings

Volume 16, issue 13, 2026

Cannabis Use Largely Stable Following Partial Legalization; Cocaine Use Has Been on the Rise for Several Years pp. 113-121

Anna Bindler and Andreea-Maria Stoica

Volume 16, issue 12, 2026

Local Market Prices Can Reduce Electricity Costs pp. 113-121

Karsten Neuhoff and Leon Stolle

Volume 16, issue 11, 2026

German Economy on the Upswing - Global Economy Continues to Grow Moderately pp. 91-110

Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Guido Baldi, Nina Maria Brehl, Angelina Hackmann, Konstantin A. Kholodilin, Laura Pagenhardt, Jan-Christopher Scherer, Teresa Schildmann, Hannah Magdalena Seidl, Ruben Staffa, Kristin Trautmann and Jana Wittich

Volume 16, issue 1/2, 2026

The Era of Ever-Larger Dwellings in Germany Is Coming to an End pp. 3-14

Konstantin A. Kholodilin and Sebastian Kohl

Volume 15, issue 7/8, 2025

Income Distribution: Signs of a Trend Reversal In the Poverty Risk; Single Parents Less Frequently at Risk of Poverty pp. 43-52

Markus Grabka

Volume 15, issue 51/52, 2025

Real Estate Market Remains Tense – Rents and Apartment Prices Are Rising pp. 367-375

Konstantin A. Kholodilin and Malte Rieth

Volume 15, issue 50, 2025

German Economy in the Starting Blocks—Global Economy Holds Its Own pp. 349-363

Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Guido Baldi, Nina Maria Brehl, Hella Engerer, Angelina Hackmann, Konstantin A. Kholodilin, Frederik Kurcz, Laura Pagenhardt, Jan-Christopher Scherer, Teresa Schildmann, Hannah Magdalena Seidl, Ruben Staffa, Kristin Trautmann and Jana Wittich

Volume 15, issue 5/6, 2025

Loneliness in Germany: Low-Income Earners at Highest Risk of Loneliness pp. 33-40

Theresa Entringer, Linda Kumrow and Barbara Stacherl

Volume 15, issue 49, 2025

Heat Monitor 2024: Following the Energy Crisis, Prices for Heating Energy Sources Are Developing Very Differently pp. 333-345

Sophie M. Behr and Till Köveker

Volume 15, issue 47/48, 2025

Mothers’ Living Conditions Shape Health and Early Development, While Refugee Experience Has Little Impact pp. 321-330

Valeriia Heidemann and Sabine Zinn

Volume 15, issue 45/46, 2025

Traditional Attitudes Toward Gender Roles Are Increasing Among Young People in Some Countries pp. 311-317

Lukas Menkhoff and Katharina Wrohlich

Volume 15, issue 44, 2025

Parental Influence on Their Children’s Homeownership Remains High, but Declining pp. 299-307

Philipp M. Lersch, Selçuk Bedük and Enrico Benassi

Volume 15, issue 42/43, 2025

Germany’s Labor Market: Increasingly Service-Oriented and Highly Skilled pp. 287-295

Thilo Kroeger

Volume 15, issue 41, 2025

Basic Pension Recipients Are More Likely to Be Employed than Other Pensioners pp. 275-283

Hermann Buslei, Johannes Geyer, Peter Haan and Lukas Harder

Volume 15, issue 40, 2025

Fiscal Capacity of German Federal States: East-West Gap Narrows, but Rich-Poor Divide Grows pp. 255-263

Kristina van Deuverden

Productivity: East-West Gap Replaced by Urban-Rural Gap pp. 265-271

Martin Gornig

Volume 15, issue 38/39, 2025

Narratives on the Distributional Impact of Climate Policy Can Fuel Populism pp. 245-252

Matilda Gettins and Lorenz Meister

Volume 15, issue 37, 2025

Refugees Want to Stay in Germany Long Term and Become German Citizens pp. 235-241

Jörg Hartmann

Volume 15, issue 36, 2025

German Economy Poised for Upturn Thanks to Fiscal Package; Uncertainties in the Global Economy pp. 213-231

Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Guido Baldi, Nina Maria Brehl, Hella Engerer, Angelina Hackmann, Konstantin A. Kholodilin, Frederik Kurcz, Laura Pagenhardt, Jan-Christopher Scherer, Teresa Schildmann, Hannah Magdalena Seidl, Ruben Staffa, Kristin Trautmann and Jana Wittich

Volume 15, issue 34/35, 2025

Refugees Are Feeling Increasingly Unwelcome and Perceiving Discrimination in the Labor and Housing Markets pp. 201-209

Philippa Cumming and Ellen Heidinger

Volume 15, issue 31/32/33, 2025

Geopolitical Tensions Fuel Currency Competition but US Dollar and Euro Remain Hard to Displace pp. 191-198

Sonali Chowdhry

Volume 15, issue 30, 2025

Social and Regional Inequalities in the Sense of Safety in Germany pp. 179-187

Anna Bindler and Hannah Walther

Volume 15, issue 29, 2025

The Boomer Solidarity Surcharge: An Important Tool for Stabilizing Pensions Without Directly Burdening Younger Generations pp. 167-176

Stefan Bach, Maximilian Blesch, Annica Gehlen, Johannes Geyer, Peter Haan, Stefan Klotz and Bruno Veltri

Volume 15, issue 9, 2025

Bitcoin Is Not the New Gold pp. 55-60

Alexander Kriwoluzky and Christoph Schneider

Volume 15, issue 3/4, 2025

Despite Rising Shares of Women on Executive and Supervisory Boards, Gender Parity Remains a Far-off Goal pp. 17-28

Virginia Sondergeld, Katharina Wrohlich and Anja Kirsch

Volume 15, issue 27/28, 2025

Regional Climate Dividend Provides Relief to Rural Households, but Hardship Cases Remain pp. 153-164

Stefan Bach, Rebecca Engelhardt, Lars Felder, Peter Haan and Renke Schmacker

Volume 15, issue 25/26, 2025

Active Pension Mainly Relieves Higher-Earning Pensioners; Employment Effects Are Uncertain pp. 143-149

Stefan Bach, Hermann Buslei, Johannes Geyer, Peter Haan and Joris Pieper

Volume 15, issue 22-24, 2025

Tariff Chaos Overshadowing the Global Economy; Fiscal Package Bolstering the German Economy pp. 129-140

Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Guido Baldi, Nina Maria Brehl, Hella Engerer, Angelina Hackmann, Konstantin Kholodilin, Frederik Kurcz, Laura Pagenhardt, Jan-Christopher Scherer, Teresa Schildmann, Hannah Magdalena Seidl, Ruben Staffa and Kristin Trautmann

Volume 15, issue 20/21, 2025

Non-monetary Factors Were an Important Driver of Residential Energy Savings during the Energy Crisis pp. 119-125

Sophie M. Behr and Till Köveker

Volume 15, issue 18/19, 2025

Gender Pay Gap Increases with Age among All Educational Backgrounds pp. 109-115

Fiona Herrmann and Katharina Wrohlich

Volume 15, issue 16/17, 2025

Analyzing ECB Communications Improves Forecasting of Interest Rate Decisions pp. 99-105

Kerstin Bernoth

Volume 15, issue 14/15, 2025

Power Generation from Nuclear Fusion Not Expected in the Foreseeable Future: Applied Research Developing Dynamically pp. 89-95

Alexander Wimmers, Fanny Böse, Alexander Buschner, Claudia Kemfert, Johanna Krauss, Julia Rechlitz, Björn Steigerwald and Christian von Hirschhausen

Volume 15, issue 12/13, 2025

The Gender Pension Gap Grows the More Children a Woman Has pp. 79-85

Peter Haan, Michaela Kreyenfeld, Sarah Schmauk and Tatjana Mika

Volume 15, issue 10/11, 2025

Policy Changes Leaving Marks on the Economy pp. 63-75

Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Guido Baldi, Nina Maria Brehl, Hella Engerer, Angelina Hackmann, Pia Hüttl, Konstantin Kholodilin, Frederik Kurcz, Laura Pagenhardt, Jan-Christopher Scherer, Teresa Schildmann, Hannah Magdalena Seidl, Ruben Staffa and Kristin Trautmann

Volume 15, issue 1/2, 2025

Turnaround in Sight for the Construction Industry; Political Pressure for Action Is Nonetheless Increasing pp. 3-14

Martin Gornig and Laura Pagenhardt