DIW Weekly Report

2018 - 2025

Continuation of DIW Economic Bulletin.

Current editor(s): Tomaso Duso, Marcel Fratzscher, Peter Haan, Claudia Kemfert, Alexander Kritikos, Alexander Kriwoluzky, Stefan Liebig, Lukas Menkhoff, Karsten Neuhoff, Carsten Schröder, Katharina Wrohlich and Sabine Fiedler

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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 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 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 9, 2025

Bitcoin Is Not the New Gold pp. 55-60

Alexander Kriwoluzky and Christoph Schneider

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 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 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 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. 85-93

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. 85-93

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

Volume 14, issue 49, 2024

Refugees Send Remittances Abroad Less Often than Other Migrants pp. 301-308

Adriana Cardozo Silva and Sabine Zinn

Volume 14, issue 47/48, 2024

The Future Is Battery Electric: Climate Change Mitigation in Road Freight Transport pp. 287-297

Wolf-Peter Schill, Julius Jöhrens, Dominik Räder, Hendrik Beeh, Josef Klingl and Markus Werner

Volume 14, issue 46, 2024

Energy-Efficient Building Renovation: Price‑Adjusted Investments Declining; Trend Reversal Needed to Reach Climate Targets pp. 278-283

Martin Gornig and Katrin Klarhöfer

Volume 14, issue 45, 2024

Heat Monitor 2023: Despite Continued Price Increases, Lower Decline in Households’ Heating Energy Consumption pp. 263-273

Sophie M. Behr, Till Köveker and Merve Kucuk

Volume 14, issue 40/41/42, 2024

Monetary Policy during the Energy Price Crisis: ECB Could Have Contained Inflation Earlier pp. 241-247

Gökhan Ider, Alexander Kriwoluzky, Frederik Kurcz and Ben Schumann

Volume 14, issue 4/5, 2024

The Energy Transition in France: Expansion of Renewables Stalling, Good Progress on Heat Pumps pp. 31-41

Adeline Guéret and Wolf-Peter Schill

Volume 14, issue 35/36/37/38/39, 2024

DIW Berlin Economic Outlook: Industry Sputtering Globally while the German Economy Stagnates pp. 223-237

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

Volume 14, issue 28, 2024

Transitioning to Net Zero: Full Potential of Sustainable Finance Taxonomies Not Yet Exhausted pp. 189-197

Catherine Marchewitz, Franziska Schütze and Fernanda Ballesteros

Volume 14, issue 27, 2024

High-Income Households Emit More Greenhouse Gases, Primarily Due to Transport Behavior pp. 179-186

Sandra Bohmann and Merve Kucuk

Volume 14, issue 15, 2024

A Renewable Energy Pool Brings Benefits of Energy Transition to Consumers pp. 119-126

Karsten Neuhoff, Mats Kröger and Leon Stolle

Volume 14, issue 9, 2024

No Lasting Increase in the Gender Care Gap in Germany after the Coronavirus Pandemic pp. 75-82

Jonas Jessen, Lavinia Kinne and Katharina Wrohlich

Volume 14, issue 8, 2024

Coalitions for Sanctions Heighten Costs for Russia but Burden of Implementation Should Be Shared among Member Countries pp. 65-72

Sonali Chowdhry, Julian Hinz, Joschka Wanner and Katrin Kamin

Volume 14, issue 7, 2024

Expanding Long-term Care Insurance Could Reduce the Gender Care Gap in Germany pp. 55-62

Johannes Geyer, Peter Haan and Mia Teschner

Volume 14, issue 6, 2024

200 Years of Sovereign Debt Crises: Serial Restructurings May Be Accompanied by Higher Creditor Losses pp. 45-51

Josefin Meyer

Volume 14, issue 50/51/52, 2024

DIW Berlin Economic Outlook: German Economy Stuck in Limbo While Trade Conflicts Threaten the Global Economy pp. 311-322

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 14, issue 43/44, 2024

Carbon Pricing: Swift Introduction of a Climate Dividend Needed, Reduce at Higher Incomes pp. 251-259

Stefan Bach, Mark Hamburg, Simon Meemken, Marlene Merker and Joris Pieper

Volume 14, issue 32/33/34, 2024

Income, Work, and Health Satisfaction Differ Primarily by Household Income, Age, and Parental Status pp. 211-219

Laura Buchinger, Theresa Entringer and Daniel Graeber

Volume 14, issue 3, 2024

Share of Women on the Executive Boards of Large Companies Has Increased, but Generally Is at Most One Woman pp. 17-28

Virginia Sondergeld, Katharina Wrohlich and Anja Kirsch

Volume 14, issue 29/30/31, 2024

Division of Paid and Care Work Between Parents: Reality Often Differs Greatly from the Ideals pp. 167-176

Ludovica Gambaro, Annica Gehlen, C. Katharina Spieß, Katharina Wrohlich and Elena Ziege

Volume 14, issue 24/25/26, 2024

DIW Berlin Economic Outlook: Global Economy Recovering Swiftly; German Economy Gaining Momentum pp. 167-176

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

Volume 14, issue 22/23, 2024

Quantifying Bargaining Power in Supply Chains: Essential for Merger Control pp. 159-164

Yann Delaprez and Morgane Guignard

Volume 14, issue 21, 2024

Sanctions against Russian Gas Would Not Endanger EU or German Gas Supply pp. 149-156

Franziska Holz, Lukas Barner, Claudia Kemfert and Christian von Hirschhausen

Volume 14, issue 19/20, 2024

Thermal Retrofitting of Worst Performing Buildings Mitigates Risk of High Heating Costs pp. 139-145

Sophie M. Behr, Merve Kucuk, Maximilian Longmuir and Karsten Neuhoff

Volume 14, issue 16/17/18, 2024

Electricity Markets Stabilized Following the Energy Crisis; 80 Percent Renewable Energy and Coal Phase-out by 2030 Are Possible pp. 129-136

Mario Kendziorski, Lukas Barner, Claudia Kemfert, Christian von Hirschhausen and Enno Wiebrow

Volume 14, issue 13/14, 2024

Heat Transition: Municipalities Need Federal Support in Decommissioning Natural Gas Networks pp. 109-116

Isabell Braunger, Philipp Herpich, Franziska Holz, Julia Rechlitz and Claudia Kemfert

Volume 14, issue 12, 2024

Extended Restrictions to Health Care Entitlements for Refugees: Negative Health Consequences without the Anticipated Savings pp. 97-105

Louise Biddle

Volume 14, issue 10/11, 2024

DIW Berlin Economic Outlook: Global Economy Experiencing Robust Growth; Germany’s Recovery Is Delayed Further pp. 85-93

Timm Bönke, Guido Baldi, Hella Engerer, Pia Hüttl, Konstantin Kholodilin, Frederik Kurcz, Violetta Kuzmova-Anand, Theresa Neef, Laura Pagenhardt, Werner Roeger, Marie Rullière, Jan-Christopher Scherer, Teresa Schildmann, Ruben Staffa and Kristin Trautmann

Volume 14, issue 1/2, 2024

Decline in Nominal Construction Volume Expected for the First Time since the Financial Crisis; Residential Construction Situation Worsening pp. 3-14

Martin Gornig and Laura Pagenhardt