Vorträge des DIW Berlin

Signature Requirements and Citizen Initiatives: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Germany

Signature requirements are often used as hurdles to prevent overuse of public referenda. We evaluate the causal effect of lowering signature requirements on the number of observed citizen initiatives. Based on municipality-level data for Germany, we make use of legislative changes at specific population thresholds to build an identification strategy using a regression discontinuity design. We find...

Natural Disaster, Policy Action, and Mental Well-Being: The Case of Fukushima

We study the impact of the Fukushima disaster on people's mental well·being in another industrialized country, more than 5000 miles distant. The meltdown significantly increased environmental concerns by 20% among the German population. Subsequent drastic policy action permanently shut down the oldest nuclear reactors, implemented the phase·out of the remaining ones, and proclaimed the transition...

Murder, Smoke, and Shadows? The Effect of Local Crime on Well-Being

The Long-Term Impact of Motivation on Survival in Self-Employment and on Firm Growth

Rentenpaket: Gerecht, sozial, nachhaltig?

Upheaval in the World Order: The Struggle for Power: Renewable Energies, Fracking and Subsidies

DDI - More than just an XML-Metadata-Standard

From Basel I to Basel III and Beyond

Overview of 'Going for Gold' Evidence: Medal Wins, National Pride, and Life Satisfaction

Berliner Studienberechtigten Panel (Best Up)

Bildungsökonomie – Reichweite und Grenzen eines bildungswissenschaftlichen Ansatzes

Frühe Bildung: eine wissenschaftliche Perspektive

Bildung, Qualifizierung und Arbeitsmarkt: ein Überblick

Kommentar im Forum 2 "Ausgestaltung von Übergängen im Erwerbsverlauf"

Das Teilen wissenschaftlicher Primärdaten in der akademischen Forschung

Konzeption und Implementierung des Metadatenportals 'DDI on Rails' für längsschnittliche Forschungsdaten

The Impact of Education on Personality: Evidence from a German High School Reform

Distributional Impacts of the Gender Wage Gap

To Start or not to Start a Business: Are Historical Averages or Reference Groups Useful Information for Entrepreneurial Entry?

Is Being Tough Helpful? Search Requirements, Sanction Threats and Time to Job Finding