„In Deutschland haben wir uns das Ziel gesetzt, schon bis 2045 klimaneutral zu sein. Das heißt jede Heizung, die jetzt eingebaut wird, muss eigentlich erneuerbar sein, sonst erreichen wir dieses Ziel nicht…
Um die Finanzierungslücke in der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung zu schließen und die Krankenkassenbeiträge für die Versicherten nicht übermäßig zu erhöhen, hat Bundesgesundheitsminister Karl Lauterbach eine…
This policy report studies the effects of a sudden stop of natural gas imports from Russia on the German economy. The analysis focuses on the supply-side effects that arise when a gas shortage affects production…
How does fiscal austerity affect redistributive policies? We document that during austerity episodes, countries tend to increase marginal income tax rates on top earners, but not on average earners. We then show…
The ECB is about to discontinue its net asset purchases. In December 2021, the ECB Council had already decided to end net purchases under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) by the end of March…
We contribute to the literature on how program design affects program performance among vulnerable groups by studying the effects of varying the subsidy level and program procedures in an energy efficiency…
Routine-intensive occupations have been declining in many countries, but how does this affect individual workers’ careers if this decline is particularly severe in their local labor market? This paper uses…
