26 February 2026 is Equal Pay Day in Germany. It aims to draw attention to the gender pay gap or gender wage gap: In 2025, women in Germany earned an average of 16 per cent less per hour than men. Dr. Eliza…
Why are headlines becoming increasingly sensational – and how does this affect users? In the ZEW podcast, host Katrin Müller talks to economists Dr. Raphaela Andres (ZEW) and Lara Marie Berger (University of…
Rising political polarization generates significant negative externalities for democratic institutions and economic stability, yet scalable interventions to reduce polarization remain scarce. In this paper, I…
This paper examines (the absence of effective) pro-productivity policies in Germany. Peculiarities such as the German reunification, the strong export orientation, the still sizeable manufacturing sector as well…
