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 9, issue 7/8/9, 2019

Italy Must Foster High Growth Industries pp. 65-74

Stefan Gebauer, Alexander Kritikos, Alexander Kriwoluzky, Anselm Mattes and Malte Rieth

Volume 9, issue 51/52, 2019

Green Public Procurement: Climate Provisions in Public Tenders Can Help Reduce German Carbon Emissions pp. 433-441

Olga Chiappinelli, Friedemann Gruner and Gustav Weber

Volume 9, issue 49/50, 2019

Strengthen the Foundation of the German Economy: Editorial pp. 418-419

Claus Michelsen, Guido Baldi, Marius Clemens, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Marcel Fratzscher, Stefan Gebauer, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker, Laura Pagenhardt, Malte Rieth and Thore Schlaak

Global Economy Continues to Suffer Weak Growth Momentum: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 420-422

Claus Michelsen, Guido Baldi, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Stefan Gebauer and Malte Rieth

German Economy: Industry Struggles to Shake of the Crisis: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 424-430

Claus Michelsen, Marius Clemens, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker, Laura Pagenhardt and Thore Schlaak

Volume 9, issue 46/47/48, 2019

100 Years of the Modern German Tax System: Foundation, Reforms, and Challenges pp. 407-413

Stefan Bach

Volume 9, issue 44/45, 2019

A Comparison of Earnings Justice throughout Europe: Widespread Approval in Germany for Income Distribution According to Need and Equity pp. 397-404

Jule Adriaans, Philipp Eisnecker and Stefan Liebig

Volume 9, issue 43, 2019

Productivity: Urban-Rural Differences Affect Productivity More Than East-West Differences pp. 387-393

Heike Belitz, Martin Gornig and Alexander Schiersch

Volume 9, issue 42, 2019

Volunteering on the Rise: Generation of 1968 More Active Even in Retirement pp. 375-383

Luise Burkhardt and Jürgen Schupp

Volume 9, issue 40/41, 2019

A New Climate for Europe: 2030 Climate Targets Must Be More Ambitious pp. 365-372

Pao-Yu Oei, Karlo Hainsch, Konstantin Löffler, Christian von Hirschhausen, Franziska Holz and Claudia Kemfert

Volume 9, issue 4/5/6, 2019

Language Skills and Employment Rate of Refugees in Germany Improving with Time pp. 49-61

Herbert Brücker, Johannes Croisier, Yuliya Kosyakova, Hannes Kröger, Giuseppe Pietrantuono, Nina Rother and Jürgen Schupp

Volume 9, issue 39, 2019

Monetary Policy Can Have Heterogeneous Effects on the Investment Behavior of Women and Men pp. 355-361

Caterina Forti Grazzini and Chi Hyun Kim

Volume 9, issue 38, 2019

Gender Quotas in a European Comparison: Tough Sanctions Most Effective pp. 337-344

Paula Arndt and Katharina Wrohlich

Housing Market Regulation Has Contributed to the Worldwide Triumph of Home Ownership pp. 345-352

Konstantin Kholodilin and Sebastian Kohl

Volume 9, issue 37, 2019

Growth Program Needed as the Foundation of the German Economy Crumbles: Editorial pp. 325-327

Claus Michelsen, Guido Baldi, Marius Clemens, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Marcel Fratzscher, Stefan Gebauer, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker, Konstantin Kholodilin, Malte Rieth and Thore Schlaak

The Global Economy and the Euro Area: Uncertainty Weighing on World Trade and Industry: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 328-329

Claus Michelsen, Guido Baldi, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Stefan Gebauer, Malte Rieth and Thore Schlaak

German Economy: A Recession Is Not Automatically a Crisis: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 330-333

Claus Michelsen, Marius Clemens, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker, Konstantin Kholodilin and Thore Schlaak

Volume 9, issue 35/36, 2019

Heat Monitor 2018: Rising Heating Energy Demand, Thermal Retrofit Rate Must Increase pp. 303-312

Puja Singhal and Jan Stede

Research and Development Abroad: German Companies Focus on Strengths Similar to Those at Home pp. 313-321

Heike Belitz, Anna Lejpras and Maximilian Priem

Volume 9, issue 34, 2019

At Opposite Poles: How the Success of the Green Party and AfD Reflects the Geographical and Social Cleavages in Germany pp. 289-300

Christian Franz, Marcel Fratzscher and Alexander Kritikos

Volume 9, issue 33, 2019

Productivity Growth in Decline despite Increasing Workforce Qualifications pp. 277-286

Karl Brenke

Volume 9, issue 32, 2019

High Risk of a Housing Bubble in Germany and Most OECD Countries pp. 265-273

Konstantin Kholodilin and Claus Michelsen

Volume 9, issue 31, 2019

German Economy Needs to Invest More in Knowledge Capital pp. 247-253

Heike Belitz and Martin Gornig

Public Investment a Key Prerequisite for Private Sector Activity pp. 255-261

Marius Clemens, Marius Goerge and Claus Michelsen

Volume 9, issue 30, 2019

High-Priced and Dangerous: Nuclear Power Is Not an Option for the Climate-Friendly Energy Mix pp. 235-243

Ben Wealer, Simon Bauer, Leonard Göke, Christian von Hirschhausen and Claudia Kemfert

Volume 9, issue 25, 2019

Gender Pension Gaps in Europe Are More Explicitly Associated with Labor Markets than with Pension Systems pp. 203-211

Anna Hammerschmid and Carla Rowold

Volume 9, issue 19, 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Can Help Contain Resistance to Antibiotics pp. 169-175

Michael A. Ribers and Hannes Ullrich

Volume 9, issue 3, 2019

Increasing Number of Women on Supervisory Boards of Major Companies in Germany: Executive Boards Still Dominated by Men pp. 17-32

Elke Holst and Katharina Wrohlich

Women on High-Level Boards of Banks and Insurance Companies: Growth Coming to a Standstill on Supervisory Boards pp. 33-45

Elke Holst and Katharina Wrohlich

Volume 9, issue 28/29, 2019

Minimum Wage: Many Entitled Employees in Germany Still Do Not Receive It pp. 223-231

Alexandra Fedorets, Markus Grabka and Carsten Schröder

Volume 9, issue 26/27, 2019

Fear of Stigmatization Prevents Individuals from Claiming Benefits pp. 215-220

Jana Friedrichsen and Renke Schmacker

Volume 9, issue 22/23/24, 2019

German Economy Performing Well Despite Odds; Time to Rethink Debt Rules: Editorial pp. 191-193

Claus Michelsen, Guido Baldi, Martin Bruns, Marius Clemens, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Marcel Fratzscher, Stefan Gebauer, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker, Konstantin Kholodilin, Malte Rieth and Thore Schlaak

Global Economy and the Euro Area: Protectionism Weighing on Trade and Investment: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 194-195

Claus Michelsen, Guido Baldi, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Stefan Gebauer and Malte Rieth

German Economy Defying a Turbulent and Uncertain Environment: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 196-199

Claus Michelsen, Martin Bruns, Marius Clemens, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker, Konstantin Kholodilin and Thore Schlaak

Volume 9, issue 20/21, 2019

20 Years of Common European Monetary Policy: Reasons to Celebrate pp. 179-187

Jan Philipp Fritsche and Patrick Christian Harms

Volume 9, issue 16/17/18, 2019

Europe Must Focus on Its Strengths: Editorial pp. 138-139

Marcel Fratzscher and Alexander Kriwoluzky

Competitiveness and Convergence: Trade, Merger Control, Industry, and Innovation: Reports pp. 140-147

Tomaso Duso, Martin Gornig, Alexander Kritikos, Malte Rieth and Axel Werwatz

A Stable and Social Europe: Fiscal Rules, a Stabilization Fund, Insolvency Rules, Gender Quota, Gender Pension Gaps, and Education: Reports pp. 148-159

Franziska Bremus, Marius Clemens, Marcel Fratzscher, Anna Hammerschmid, Tatsiana Kliatskova, Alexander Kriwoluzky, Claus Michelsen, Carla Rowold, Felix Weinhardt and Katharina Wrohlich

Global Responsibilities: Renewable Energies, Climate Policy, Migratory Pressure: Reports pp. 160-166

Claudia Kemfert, Lukas Menkhoff, Karsten Neuhoff, Jörn Richstein, Tobias Stöhr and Vera Zipperer

Volume 9, issue 15, 2019

In Germany, Younger, Better Educated Persons, and Lower Income Groups Are More Likely to Be in Favor of Unconditional Basic Income pp. 127-134

Jule Adriaans, Stefan Liebig and Jürgen Schupp

Volume 9, issue 14, 2019

The Low-Wage Sector in Germany Is Larger Than Previously Assumed pp. 117-124

Markus Grabka and Carsten Schröder

Volume 9, issue 13, 2019

Ecological Tax Revenue Still Yields Lower Pension Contributions and Higher Pensions Today pp. 107-114

Stefan Bach, Hermann Buslei, Michelle Harnisch and Niklas Isaak

Volume 9, issue 11/12, 2019

German Economy Growing despite Uncertainties and Risks; Global Economy Continuing to Cool Down: Editorial pp. 97-99

Claus Michelsen, Guido Baldi, Martin Bruns, Marius Clemens, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Marcel Fratzscher, Stefan Gebauer, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker, Konstantin Kholodilin, Malte Rieth and Thore Schlaak

The Global Economy and the Euro Area: Weak International Trade, Robust Domestic Demand: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 100-101

Claus Michelsen, Guido Baldi, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Stefan Gebauer and Malte Rieth

German Economy Remaining Strong amidst Uncertainties: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 102-105

Claus Michelsen, Martin Bruns, Marius Clemens, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker, Konstantin Kholodilin and Thore Schlaak

Volume 9, issue 10, 2019

Strong Correlation between Large Gender Pay Gaps and Non-Linear Pay in Certain Occupations pp. 77-85

Aline Zucco

Also on Sundays, Women Perform Most of the Housework and Child Care pp. 86-92

Claire Samtleben

Volume 9, issue 1/2, 2019

Construction Industry Momentum Continues – State Stimulus Impacts Prices pp. 3-14

Martin Gornig, Claus Michelsen and Martin Bruns

Volume 8, issue 7/8, 2018

German Right-Wing Party AfD Finds More Support in Rural Areas with Aging Populations pp. 69-79

Christian Franz, Marcel Fratzscher and Alexander Kritikos

Volume 8, issue 50/51/52, 2018

Germany’s Economic Boom Is Cooling Off: Editorial pp. 503-505

Claus Michelsen, Guido Baldi, Christian Breuer, Martin Bruns, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Marcel Fratzscher, Stefan Gebauer, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker, Malte Rieth and Thore Schlaak

Global Economy and the Euro Area: Uncertainty Weighs on Trade and Investment: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 506-508

Claus Michelsen, Dawud Ansari, Guido Baldi, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Stefan Gebauer, Malte Rieth and Aleksandar Zaklan

Growth Rate of German Economy Normalizing after Prolonged Economic Boom: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 510-513

Claus Michelsen, Christian Breuer, Martin Bruns, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker and Thore Schlaak

Volume 8, issue 49, 2018

EU Government Bonds and Banks: Home Bias Pervasive throughout Member States but Capital Requirements Differ Greatly pp. 493-500

Dominik Meyland and Dorothea Schäfer

Volume 8, issue 48, 2018

Social Sustainability Labels: Promises and Reality in the Example of Fairtrade-Coffee pp. 485-490

Pio Baake, Jana Friedrichsen and Helene Naegele

Volume 8, issue 45, 2018

Rental Market Regulation over the Last 100 Years in an International Comparison pp. 453-464

Konstantin Kholodilin, Jan Philip Weber and Steffen Sebastian

Volume 8, issue 44, 2018

EU Immigration Has Increased Germany’s Economic Growth pp. 441-449

Marius Clemens and Janine Hart

Volume 8, issue 43, 2018

A Sustainable Development of Inflation in Euro Area Requires Continuously Improving Labor Market pp. 429-437

Geraldine Dany-Knedlik

Volume 8, issue 42, 2018

International Treaties Insufficiently Curb Global Tax Evasion pp. 407-414

Lukas Menkhoff and Jakob Miethe

Refugees in Germany with Children Still Living Abroad Have Lowest Life Satisfaction pp. 415-425

Ludovica Gambaro, Michaela Kreyenfeld, Diana Schacht and Katharina Spiess

Volume 8, issue 41, 2018

EU Commission Proposal for 2021–2027 Budget: Lost Opportunities pp. 395-402

Kristina van Deuverden

Volume 8, issue 40, 2018

Consequences of Extreme Weather Events for Developing Countries Based on the Example of Mongolia: Editorial pp. 367-368

Kati Kraehnert and Claudia Kemfert

Extremely Harsh Winters Threaten the Livelihood of Mongolia’s Herders pp. 369-375

Katharina Lehmann-Uschner and Kati Kraehnert

Extreme Weather Events Drastically Reduce School Completion by Mongolian Children pp. 377-384

Kati Kraehnert and Valeria Groppo

Weather Index Insurance Can Help Households Recover from Extreme Weather Events pp. 385-391

Kati Kraehnert and Veronika Bertram-Huemmer

Volume 8, issue 4/5, 2018

Company Productivity Increases with More Knowledge-Based Capital pp. 49-55

Heike Belitz, Marie Le Mouel and Alexander Schiersch

Volume 8, issue 38/39, 2018

Policy Responses to Turkey’s Crisis: Independent Central Bank and International Credit pp. 355-363

Alexander Kriwoluzky and Malte Rieth

Volume 8, issue 37, 2018

Inequality of Earnings in Germany Generally Accepted but Low Incomes Considered Unfair pp. 347-352

Jule Adriaans and Stefan Liebig

Volume 8, issue 36, 2018

German Economy Continues to Grow Moderately but Risks Remain: Editorial pp. 327-329

Claus Michelsen, Guido Baldi, Christian Breuer, Martin Bruns, Marius Clemens, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Marcel Fratzscher, Stefan Gebauer, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker, Malte Rieth and Thore Schlaak

The Global Economy and the Euro Area: So Far Trade Disputes Have Had Only Limited Effects on Global Growth: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 330-333

Claus Michelsen, Guido Baldi, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Stefan Gebauer and Malte Rieth

German Economy Remaining Robust in Uncertain Times: DIW Economic Outlook pp. 334-337

Claus Michelsen, Christian Breuer, Martin Bruns, Marius Clemens, Max Hanisch, Simon Junker and Thore Schlaak

Volume 8, issue 34/35, 2018

Differences in Full-Time Work Experience Explain almost a Quarter of the Gender Pay Gap in Management Positions pp. 315-324

Elke Holst and Anne Marquardt

Volume 8, issue 33, 2018

Successful Climate Protection via Rapid Coal Phaseout in Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia pp. 301-311

Leonard Göke, Martin Kittel, Claudia Kemfert, Casimir Lorenz, Pao-Yu Oei and Christian von Hirschhausen

Volume 8, issue 32, 2018

Diesel Fuel and Passenger Cars Receive Preferential Tax Treatment in Europe; Reform of Taxation Needed in Germany pp. 289-298

Uwe Kunert

Volume 8, issue 30/31, 2018

Signs of New Housing Bubble in Many OECD Countries – Lower Risk in Germany pp. 275-285

Konstantin Kholodilin and Claus Michelsen

Volume 8, issue 29, 2018

The Greek Private Sector Remains Full of Untapped Potential pp. 263-272

Alexander Kritikos, Lars Handrich and Anselm Mattes

Volume 8, issue 28, 2018

Affordable Electricity Supply via Contracts for Difference for Renewable Energy pp. 251-259

Nils May, Karsten Neuhoff and Jörn C. Richstein

Volume 8, issue 27, 2018

Natural Gas Supply: No Need for Another Baltic Sea Pipeline pp. 241-248

Anne Neumann, Leonard Göke, Franziska Holz, Claudia Kemfert and Christian von Hirschhausen

Volume 8, issue 21, 2018

Income Distribution in Germany: Real Income on the Rise since 1991 but More People with Low Incomes pp. 181-190

Markus Grabka and Jan Goebel

Volume 8, issue 20, 2018

Upward and downward Social Mobility Probabilities Have Converged for Men and Women pp. 169-178

Nicolas Legewie and Sandra Bohmann

Volume 8, issue 19, 2018

Mandatory Day Care for Preschool Children Would Not Be an Effective Solution in Targeting Particular Children pp. 159-166

Sophia Schmitz and Katharina Spiess

Volume 8, issue 9, 2018

Inequality in Germany: Decrease in Gap for Gross Hourly Wages since 2014, but Monthly and Annual Wages Remain on Plateau pp. 83-92

Markus Grabka and Carsten Schröder

Volume 8, issue 6, 2018

EU Roaming Regulation: Theoretical Model Suggests a Positive Assessment pp. 59-64

Pio Baake and Lilo Wagner

Volume 8, issue 46/47, 2018

German Industry Returning to Cities pp. 467-473

Martin Gornig and Axel Werwatz

Research and Productivity – Manufacturing Companies in Cities Have an Advantage pp. 475-482

Heike Belitz and Alexander Schiersch

Volume 8, issue 3, 2018

Top-Decision Making Bodies of Large Businesses: Gender Quota for Supervisory Boards Is Effective—Development Is Almost at a Standstill for Executive Boards pp. 17-31

Elke Holst and Katharina Wrohlich

Financial Sector: Proportion of Women in Top Decision-Making Bodies Is Increasing More Slowly Than at the Beginning of the Decade—Equal Gender Representation Is Still a Long Way Off pp. 32-45

Elke Holst and Katharina Wrohlich

Volume 8, issue 25/26, 2018

Gigabit Access: Germany Lags behind in International Comparison but Demand Is Low pp. 219-229

Yann Girard, Anselm Mattes and Claus Michelsen

Net Neutrality: Prioritization Is Beneficial from an Economic Perspective pp. 231-237

Pio Baake and Slobodan Sudaric

Volume 8, issue 24, 2018

The German Economy Is Slowing down Somewhat: Editorial pp. 203-205

Ferdinand Fichtner, Guido Baldi, Christian Breuer, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Marcel Fratzscher, Stefan Gebauer, Simon Junker, Claus Michelsen, Malte Rieth and Thore Schlaak

The Global Economy and the Euro Area: Increased Uncertainty Is Dampening Growth pp. 206-209

Ferdinand Fichtner, Guido Baldi, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Stefan Gebauer and Malte Rieth

German Economy: Slowdown in Sight pp. 210-216

Ferdinand Fichtner, Christian Breuer, Simon Junker, Claus Michelsen and Thore Schlaak

Volume 8, issue 22/23, 2018

A Stabilization Fund Can Make the Euro Area More Crisis-Proof pp. 193-200

Marius Clemens and Mathias Klein

Volume 8, issue 17/18, 2018

Risk Aversion and Other Factors Determine Income Redistribution Preferences pp. 151-156

Manja Gärtner and Johanna Mollerstrom

Volume 8, issue 15/16, 2018

Social Services: A Rapidly Growing Economic Sector pp. 139-148

Karl Brenke, Thore Schlaak and Leopold Ringwald

Volume 8, issue 13/14, 2018

Household Consumption and Savings Rate Depend Strongly on Employment Status, Income, and Age pp. 125-135

Karl Brenke and Jan Pfannkuche

Volume 8, issue 12, 2018

German and Euro Area Economies Will Benefit from a U.S. Interest Rate Hike in the Short Term pp. 115-121

Max Hanisch

Volume 8, issue 10/11, 2018

New Government Prolongs German Economic Upswing: Editorial pp. 95-97

Ferdinand Fichtner, Guido Baldi, Karl Brenke, Christian Breuer, Marius Clemens, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Marcel Fratzscher, Stefan Gebauer, Simon Junker, Claus Michelsen, Malte Rieth and Thore Schlaak

The Global Economy and the Euro Area: Expansion Continues but Is Losing Momentum pp. 98-100

Ferdinand Fichtner, Guido Baldi, Geraldine Dany-Knedlik, Hella Engerer, Stefan Gebauer and Malte Rieth

New Government’s Policies Give the Thriving German Economy an Additional Boost pp. 102-105

Ferdinand Fichtner, Karl Brenke, Christian Breuer, Marius Clemens, Simon Junker, Claus Michelsen and Thore Schlaak

Volume 8, issue 1/2, 2018

Construction Sector: End of the Boom at New Buildings pp. 3-13

Martin Gornig and Claus Michelsen