Projects

Laufende Projekte

  1. Project // 01.07.2023 – 30.06.2026

    Private Universities: Economic Significance for Firms and Startups

    Although private universities have a long-standing tradition in many countries, there has been limited research on this type of higher education institution. This knowledge gap also extends to the question of the…

  2. Project // 01.06.2023 – 30.11.2024

    Tapping into People’s Impatience for Better Environmental Subsidies

    This project is concerned with the efficient allocation of subsidies for eco-friendly products. Examples include subsidies for cargo or e-bikes, electric cars, and energy efficient building retrofits. Conceptually…

  3. Project // 01.05.2023 – 31.05.2024

    Importance of Works Councils in Start-up Companies

    On 27 July 2022, the Federal Cabinet adopted a comprehensive start-up strategy aimed at strengthening start-up ecosystems in Germany and Europe. Within the framework of the start-up strategy, measures will be…

  4. Project // 01.04.2023 – 30.09.2026

    YouTube Adpocalypse: The YouTubers' Journey from Ads-Based to Patron-Based Revenues

    Digital platforms largely transform the creator economy. By providing easy access for content producers and content consumers, decentralized information sharing has implications for democracy and culture, as…

  5. Project // 01.03.2023 – 25.02.2025

    Communication toolbox for engaging and aiding women in pension planning

    In Germany, women currently obtain 40 percent less pension income than men. In collaboration with media companies, corporate partners and financial institutions, the project aims to create a communication toolbox…

  6. Project // 01.02.2023 – 31.01.2024

    Innovation Survey 2023 for Berlin

    The aim of this research is to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Berlin in the years 2020 to 2022 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2023 and…

  7. Project // 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2027

    Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship

    The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and…

  8. Project // 01.11.2022 – 31.10.2026

    Market and policy mechanisms for decarbonizing the power sector in the EU and China

    Countries representing more than 65% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and more than 70% of the world economy have committed to achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century. A critical aspect of achieving the goal…

  9. Project // 01.09.2022 – 31.07.2026

    Creation of a Representative Data Base of Young Firms in North Rhine-Westfalia

    The sample for the IAB/ZEW Start-up Panel will be extended so that the start-ups in NRW are representated. The NRW.BANK is interested in having a micro database at its disposal that enables analyzing the…

  10. Project // 15.07.2022 – 31.07.2027

    Work Disability and Labour Supply

    This project empirically and theoretically evaluates social insurance systems for work disability. Almost all OECD countries provide universal coverage for short-term, long-term and permanent work disability.…

  11. Project // 01.06.2022 – 31.05.2026

    Monitoring of the Participating of Small and Medium-Sized Companies (SMEs) within the Federal Direct R&D Project Funding (DPF) - Classification of Firms

    The aim of the project is to classify the recipients of the Federal Direct R&D Project Funding (DPF) with regard to their belonging to the group of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) based on different SME…

  12. Project // 01.06.2022 – 31.05.2027

    Economic Upheaval and Human Capital Formation

    The aim of the project is to empirically analyze the long-term and intergenerational consequences of economic upheavals on human capital formation. Human capital formation is seen as a key mechanism to increase…