The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is not only a humanitarian crisis, but also a drastic economic crisis. While the course can hardly be predicted, it is already foreseeable today that the economic and…
The goal of this project is to develop an expertise which, based on quantitative and qualitative analyses of the challenges arising from the current Corona-Crisis for German local communities, shall propose…
In the course of the digital transformation, business models, production processes and activities will be changed permanently. The economic literature and public discussion on the "future of work" is largely…
The German government's energy concept envisages the expansion of renewable energy sources to more than 80 % of gross electric power consumption by 2050. This expansion will lead to an increase in the fluctuation…
Public spending on healthcare makes up a substantial part of government expenditure in developed countries. Even though the gradient between income and measures of health is well known most studies on inequality…
The project aims to shed light on the impact of market entry on the economy’s growth and innovation capacity as well as aggregate productivity development.
The impact of market entry on aggregate productivity is…
Upon German reunification, the East German states adopted the West German health insurance system, although some special regulations applied. In particular, the official fee schedule for private health insurance…
In 2017, healthcare expenditure in Germany amounted to €380 billion, or €4,544 per inhabitant, increasing by 4.7% compared to 2016 (Statistisches Bundesamt, 2019). Part of this expenditure comes from the…
The project comprises 4 modules: Module 1 contains the preparation of data of the Mannheim Enterprise Panel (MUP) and its provision for a Survey of German companies conducted by Kantar. In module 2 we analyse the…
CEP services (courier, express and parcel services) currently show a strong growth trend both in Germany and in other European countries such as Poland. As the demand for CEP services increases, so does the…
Global environmental problems, like climate change or the depletion of the ozone layer, are due to stock pollutants (e.g. CO2). As solving them requires multilateral action, international environmental agreements…
The aim of this study was to update a report on key innovation indicators for the chemical industry for the year 2020. In a concise way, the study offers an overview on the state and recent developments in…