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Personnel news
Philipp M. Richter, doctoral student in the DIW Graduate Center since October 2011 and research assistant in the department Energy, Transportation, Environment since October 2012, successfully defended his dissertation on Trade and Climate Policies in July 2015 at TU Berlin. His thesis focuses on the interrelation between globalisation and climate change. The first part of this dissertation analyses ...
25.07.2015
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Press Release
Researchers in the Climate Strategies network found that the European Commission’s proposal for carbon leakage protection post-2020 will fail to realize a large share of innovation opportunities in materials industries like steel and cement. “This is a major missed opportunity since steel and cement alone account for 38% of industrial CO2 emissions in Europe”, said Karsten Neuhof ...
16.07.2015
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Interview
Professor Neuhoff, the EU Emissions Trading System, or the EU ETS, has been in existence for ten years now. Has the scheme stood the test of time so far?
First, the EU ETS has demonstrated that Europe can act collectively and it takes climate protection seriously. Second, it has established a long-term framework for emissions reductions. Third, the price signal has helped companies consider more ...
16.07.2015
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Report
Clara Welteke has been granted a scholarship from the Forschungsnetzwerk Alterssicherung (FNA) from September 2015 on. The Dean of the GC, Prof. Lütkepohl, congratulates her on her success!
15.07.2015
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Report
For the fourth time the Graduate Center Summer Workshop took place in the avendi Hotel at Griebnitz Lake in Potsdam from June 29th to July 1st 2015. One more time it turned out to be a big success for the participating students. During the three-day workshop, GC12 and GC13 doctoral students presented their current research and received feedback from their supervisors and peers. The workshop was well ...
10.07.2015
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Report
The SOEP Survey Committee held its annual meeting on July 3, 2015, in Berlin.
In addition to making recommendations for the further development of the diverse SOEP studies (SOEP-Core, SOEP-IS, and the SOEP Related Studies), the Survey Committee also adopted a revision of the SOEP mission statement (download as one document).
09.07.2015
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Report
The SOEP will have an exhibition stand at the Sixth Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA 2015) in Reykjavik, Iceland, from July 13–17, 2015. Information will be provided about the wide range of analyses that can be carried out with the SOEP data with a focus on survey research. We will be presenting some experiments that are run in the SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS), ...
06.07.2015
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Press Release
German monetary union on July 1, 1990 was politically necessary despite painful economic consequences – Greece, similar to the GDR back in the 1980s, in urgent need of reform – the crisis of European monetary union potentially boosts integration
Precisely 25 years ago, on July 1, 1990, German monetary union came into force. On the same day, capital controls in Europe were abolished, creating ...
02.07.2015
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Interview
Professor Fratzscher, German monetary union came into force 25 years ago on July 1, 1990. On the same day, capital controls in Europe were removed, laying the foundations for a European monetary union and the euro. What lessons can Europe learn from the German monetary union?In 1990, there was considerable criticism because German monetary union was implemented so rapidly. In hindsight, I think that ...
01.07.2015
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Report
DIW Berlin is celebrating its 90th anniversary today. We talked with SOEP Director Jürgen Schupp about the special role the Socio-Economic Panel plays in one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany and Europe.
DIW Berlin was founded 90 years ago as an economic research institute focused primarily on business cycle analysis. Where do you see the institute’s strengths in the ...
01.07.2015
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Press Release
GDP is set to grow by 1.8 percent this year and 1.9 percent next year – the global economy is slowly picking up steam, and the euro area is showing solid growth performance – possible risks such as Greece leaving the euro area are creating a strain on the economy
The German economy is continuing on an upward trend but, due to unexpectedly weak growth at the beginning of the year, will ...
25.06.2015
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Interview
Dr. Fichtner, will the German economy perform as well in the second half of 2015 as it did in the first half of the year?
We assume that the German economy will lose some of its momentum. One-off effects such as plummeting oil prices played a major role in the strong gains made during the winter months. These effects are now petering out but, nevertheless, economic growth in Germany is expected to ...
25.06.2015
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Report
The SOEP’s 2014 Wave Report has just been published. It provides an overview of the SOEP’s activities in 2014.
The Wave Report covers TNS Infratest’s report on fieldwork for the thirtyfirst wave of SOEP-Core, the integration of the Family in Germany sample into SOEP-Core and the fourth boost sample of SOEP-IS.
Short research papers by members of the SOEP group in this year’s ...
23.06.2015
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Press Release
DIW Berlin’s researchers warn: employment does not necessarily prevent poverty—11.5 million people in Germany are at risk of poverty—one in five in eastern Germany is living below the poverty risk threshold
Real disposable household incomes in Germany rose by an average of five percent from 2000 to 2012. At the same time, according to a study by the German Institute for Economic ...
19.06.2015
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Interview
Dr. Grabka, you have analyzed income inequality in Germany. Does your research show that the gap between rich and poor has widened even further?If we look at the development of income inequality since 2000, it is clear that the gap between the richer and the poorer income groups has widened further. During this period, real income gains of more than 15 percent were recorded among the top ten percent ...
19.06.2015
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Report
Unfortunately we have a little delay in the documentation of the current data distribution, SOEP v30, in our respective documentation systems, SOEPinfo and SOEPinfo v2.
We would like to draw your attention to the following documents that will allow for an easier workflow with this data distribution:
Documentation of generated variables (including biography and life history data)
Item correspondence ...
12.06.2015
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Report
by Nils May, Karsten Neuhoff, Frieder Borggrefe
Up until now, wind turbines have been designed to generate electricity at the lowest possible total cost, independent of this electricity’s market value. With an increasing penetration of wind power in the system, the market value of electricity generated by wind turbines is declining, since wind turbines tend to produce electricity at the same ...
10.06.2015
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Interview
Mr. May, you discuss here wind turbine design and its impact on the electricity system. What was your jumping-off point?A large share of wind power production takes place in high wind. Because this amount is so large, its market value decreases. It is therefore important to start building system-friendly wind turbines that produce a greater proportion of their electricity at medium and weaker wind ...
10.06.2015
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Press Release
DIW Berlin’s energy experts argue for a public-law nuclear fund – nuclear power plant operators’ provisions for dismantling and atomic waste disposal are not enough
Even by the end of 2022, after the very last German nuclear power plant has been removed from the grid, the lights in this country will not go out: The electricity supply remains secure, as DIW Berlin’s calculations ...
05.06.2015
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Interview
Ms. Kemfert, the commercial use of nuclear power in Germany is scheduled to be eliminated by 2022. Will the power supply still be reliable after the shutdown of the nuclear power plants?Yes, the power supply will still be reliable after shutdown of the nuclear power plants. In fact we currently have an electricity supply surplus, and even after the impending shutdown of Grafenrheinfeld’s nuclear ...
05.06.2015