Accounting for nearly 8% of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the cement industry is considered difficult to decarbonize. While a sizeable number of abatement levers for Portland cement production is…
With the aim of limiting global warming, environmental subsidies are a popular public finance instrument to reduce carbon emissions. However, there is little evidence on why subsidies are effective in increasing…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals faced a unique predicament. Hospital care was urgently needed and society took efforts to prevent overwhelming hospitals. However, hospitals in case-based reimbursement…
This policy brief is concerned with the efficient allocation of subsidies for eco-friendly products. Examples include subsidies for cargo or e-bikes, electric cars, and energy efficient building retrofits.…
Reallabore sind Treiber der Wertschöpfung und Generierung neuer Märkte. Die Produktentwicklung im Reallabor geht Hand in Hand mit temporären Regelanpassungen, um Transformationspotenziale zu heben und gleichzeitig…
Warteschlangen an Flughäfen. Stellenausschreibungen in vielen Schaufenstern. Unternehmen, die ihre Aufträge nicht abarbeiten können. Der Mangel an qualifizierten, aber auch an weniger qualifizierten…
The proliferation of instruments targeted at combatting climate change necessitates evidence-based evaluation to identify strategies that are not only effective and cost-efficient, but also supported by the…
Germany has become the second-most important destination for migrants worldwide. Using all waves from the microcensus, we study their labor market integration over the last 50 years, and document key differences…
Seit der Anwerbung sogenannter Gastarbeiter/innen in den 1960er und 1970er Jahren wurde Deutschland nach den USA zum weltweit wichtigsten Zielland für Migranten/-innen. Trotzdem tut sich Deutschland bis heute…
