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A Challenge for the German education system
  • Christina Anger / Axel Plünnecke ·
  • IW-Analyse No. 140 ·
  • 21 January 2021

Equality of Educational Opportunity: A Challenge for the German education system

Germany has been making good progress towards achieving equality of opportunity in its education system. Latterly, however, it has become clear that the correlation between socio-economic background and educational success is again becoming more pronounced, a phenomenon which can be partly attributed to the high level of immigration in recent years.

  • Christina Anger / Axel Plünnecke ·
  • IW-Analyse No. 140 ·
  • 21 January 2021

A Challenge for the German education system

Germany has been making good progress towards achieving equality of opportunity in its education system. Latterly, however, it has become clear that the correlation between socio-economic background and educational success is again becoming more pronounced, a phenomenon which can be partly attributed to the high level of immigration in recent years.

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Why the COVID-19 Pandemic Could Increase the Corporate Saving Trend in the Long Run
  • Markus Demary / Stefan Hasenclever / Michael Hüther in Intereconomics ·
  • External Publication ·
  • 21 January 2021

Why the COVID-19 Pandemic Could Increase the Corporate Saving Trend in the Long Run

Given the global trend in corporate saving over the last decades, the COVID-19 crisis raises doubts about the persistence of companies’ saving behaviour due to the losses which have occurred in many companies caused by the isolation of households and by lockdowns.

COVID-19 and the Growth Potential
  • Michael Grömling in Intereconomics ·
  • External Publication ·
  • 21 January 2021

COVID-19 and the Growth Potential

The lasting economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic will become apparent in the development of the macroeconomic factors of production – labour, capital, human capital as well as the stock of technical knowledge.

Interpretations and recommendations from behavioural economics
  • Dominik H. Enste / Johanna Kary ·
  • IW-Analyse No. 141 ·
  • 21 January 2021

The Seven Deadly Sins: Interpretations and recommendations from behavioural economics

Envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth and wrath – the so-called seven deadly sins are widely known and even more widely committed. The terms describe seven motives and behavioural patterns which, despite being branded as vices, actually steer many people’s conduct in their daily lives.

Gaps in Medium-term Production, Employment and Investment in German Industry
  • Hubertus Bardt / Michael Grömling ·
  • IW-Trends No. 1 ·
  • 20 January 2021

No Quick End to the Corona Crisis

Although a number of economic indicators are suggesting that 2020 ended with a strong recovery following the sharp downturns in the spring, the return to a normal business cycle in Germany is likely to be slow in coming.

Trade Policy Perspectives after the Change of Power in the USA
  • Galina Kolev / Jürgen Matthes ·
  • IW-Policy Paper No. 1 ·
  • 19 January 2021

It's all about China, stupid!: Trade Policy Perspectives after the Change of Power in the USA

The election of Joe Biden as the next US President was celebrated with great acclaim within the international community. The history of US trade policy shows that many Democrats, as US presidents, have succeeded in accelerating the trade liberalisation process.

Conversations and traditional media lead the way
  • Ruth Maria Schüler / Judith Niehues / Matthias Diermeier ·
  • IW-Report No. 2 ·
  • 15 January 2021

Political Information Behavior: Conversations and traditional media lead the way

How Germans inform themselves about political events: Personal conversation and use of traditional media come first.

The dollar will continue to dominate and there is still no alternativ
  • Michael Hüther in The International Economy Magazine ·
  • External Publication ·
  • 15 January 2021

The dollar will continue to dominate and there is still no alternativ

It's true: the U.S. national debt and current account deficit continue to rise – the domestic savings rate was -1.2 percent in the second quarter of 2020. The dollar's share in global foreign exchange reserves has fallen by over 10 percentages points since 2000 to below 6 percent.

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