With regard to reform blueprints for the future of the Eurozone, a comprehensive systematizing meta-analysis will be prepared. This meta-analysis will capture not only the content of the reform…
In this research project we aim to algorithmically determine the optimal interest rate policy of central banks by means of realistic model-based simulations of the economy. To carry out these simulations, the…
This project aims on a comprehensive ex-post evaluation of selected environmental regulations. It addresses costs and benefits on the level of individual firms as well as in terms of environmental effects. To this…
Jointly with a team around Professor Dirk Sliwka, University of Cologne, and Prof. Patrick Kampkötter, University of Tübingen, and on behalf of the Institute for Labour Market Research (IAB), this project develops…
The aim of this study is to update a report on key innovation indicators for the chemical industry for the year 2018. In a concise way, the study offers an overview on the state and recent developments in research…
The project examines individual and fiscal returns to education. The project has two sections. Section one analyses the relationship between educational background and unemployment, employment, and hours of…
This project studies to what extent children benefit from (unconditional) cash transfers to families. In a first step, theoretical arguments for and against cash transfers (vs. in-kind benefits) and the existing…
The aim of this research is to determine the extent and scope of innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the city of Berlin in the years 2015 to 2017 as well as the planned innovation activities…
The recording of technological capabilities through a comprehensive system of indicators is a central part of the annual report on the conditions of research, technology and innovation in Germany of the German…
As recent contributions to consumer research and social psychology demonstrate, it would clearly not suffice to analyze the rebound effect exclusively from an economic perspective. Rather, psychological factors…
The aim of this study is to examine whether issues related to the regulatory framework of the digital economy differ among industrialised, emerging and developing countries. As a result, the study should provide a…