Arme Haushalte werden durch steigende Energiepreise überproportional mehr belastet als Gutverdiener: Energiearmut wird als neues sozialpolitisches Phänomen identifiziert. Hier muss die Politik dringend handeln –…
In this paper, we (1) analyse the German public IT-spending programme 2009-11 adopted after the crisis in terms of its tangible vs. intangible asset creation, (2) consider this relatively well-described…
This paper investigates the micro-location pattern of innovative and non-innovative firms in Berlin using detailed information on the firms' addresses and their local environment. The study employs a unique,…
European banking supervision, also known as the Single Supervisory Mechanism, is the first and arguably the main component of European banking union. In late 2014, the European Central Bank became the…
Capital Markets Union in Europe with fully integrated capital markets across member countries can only work when the status of member country sovereign bonds as risk-free assets is restored. Banking Union and…
In summer 2011, elevated sovereign risk in Eurozone peripheral countries increased the solvency risk of Eurozone banks, precipitating a run on their short-term debt. We assess the effectiveness of different…
Vor dem Hintergrund der Debatte über die Höhe gesamtwirtschaftlicher Investitionen vergleicht der vorliegende Bericht den Befund der Studie "Digitalisierung im Mittelstand: Status Quo, aktuelle Entwicklungen und…
Recent research suggests that employment in young firms is more negatively impacted during economic downturns than employment in incumbent firms. This questions the effectiveness of policies that promote…
Deutsche Unternehmen haben niedrige Erwartungen an die Wirksamkeit des Paris-Abkommens. Rund 60 % gehen nicht von einer nachhaltigen globalen Reduzierung von Treibhausgasemissionen als Folge der…