Vorträge des DIW Berlin

Migration and Social Networks in Kyrgyzstan

Die wirtschaftlichen Chancen einer klugen Energiewende

How Important Is the Family? Evidence from Sibling Correlations in the US, Germany and Denmark

The Transience of Autocracies: Modeling Insufficient Returns to Education as a Driver for Change

Human Capital and Labor Market Applications in MENA

Violent Conflict: The Costs of the Many Outweigh the Benefits to the Few

The Weight of the Crisis: Evidence from Newborns in Argentina

Argentina hit world news headlines in 2002 due to the largest debt-default in history and a sudden economic collapse reminiscent of economic statistics from the Great Depression. In this article, we focus on other consequences of the crisis that are not so obvious, but that may linger for decades on. Combining macroeconomic indicators with the Argentine national registry of live births,...

Conflict in Kyrgyzstan: Evidence from a New Micro-Level Dataset

Migration and Social Networks in Kyrgyzstan: Mutual Insurance in the Sending Communities

The Integration of China into the World Economy

Does the Integration of China Affect International Business Cycles?

Sharing the Burden: Empirical Evidence of Corporate Tax Incidence

Experiments on Household and Business Finance

Bringing the Bank to Your Door: Uptake among the Poor in a Financial Inclusion and Savings Program

Experiments on Household and Business Finance

Personal Bankruptcy Law, Wealth, and Entrepreneurship: Theory and Evidence from the Introduction of a "Fresh Start"

A personal bankruptcy law that allows for a "fresh start" after bankruptcy reduces the individual risk involved in entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, as risk shifts to creditors who recover less of their credit after a debtor's bankruptcy, lenders may charge higher interest rates or ration credit supply, which can hamper entrepreneurship. Both aspects of a more forgiving personal...

Erfahrung mit operationellen Programmen zur Verbindung von EU und Länderstrategien

Energiewende - Operation am offenen Herzen? Steuert Deutschland in eine neue Krise?

Soziale Indikatoren, Wohlstandsindikatoren und Erfahrungen des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels

Forecasting Private Consumption by Consumer Surveys

Survey-based indicators are widely seen as leading indicators for economic activity. As such the consumer confidence might be informative for the future path of private consumption. Although the indicators receive high attention in the media, their forecasting power often appears to be very limited. This paper takes a fresh look on the data that serve as a basis for the consumer confidence...