German enterprises spent EUR 145 billion on innovations in 2014. The German economy was thus able to match the high level achieved in the previous year (2013: EUR 145.2 billion) with respect to innovation…
The basic social security benefit in Germany, known as the "normal requirement" ("Regelbedarf"), often does not suffice to pay for electricity costs. The gap between normal requirement and average electricity…
Managers of German companies active in China fear a further slowdown of the Chinese economy: they estimate the probability of an economic downturn in the next twelve months to be 45%, compared to a figure of…
When one or both parents emigrate in order to find employment abroad and leave their children behind in their country of origin, this has a negative impact on the health and on the psychological well-being of…
The distribution of market income between individual households in Germany is sensitive to developments in the German national economy. This is the case at both ends of the income scale, depending on the type…
Since the reform of the corporation tax in 2008/2009, businesses in Germany have been witness to far-reaching stagnation in the general taxation of businesses. Analysis carried out by the…
German companies participating in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) analyse the consequences of climate policy on their competitiveness in a variety of ways. When asked whether global climate policy - e.…
