Research focus

The IW's science area is divided into six thematic clusters and seven cooperation clusters. These reflect the main areas of research.

The demographic transition, digitalisation and decarbonisation all pose major challenges for the state's welfare, spending and fiscal policies.…

The IW's Education, Immigration and Innovation competence area is researching how education and immigration contribute to securing skilled…

With the German economy undergoing a comprehensive transformation process, the Digitalisation and Climate Action Research Unit examines how…

The researchers in the Research Unit Vocational Qualification and Skilled Workers analyse what contribution vocational education and training…

With the working world constantly changing, those active in the labour market face ever new challenges that can only be successfully overcome by…

The researchers in the department International Economic Policy, Financial and Real Estate Markets deal with current issues of international…

The researchers of the Behavioral Economics and Business Ethics Research Unit make use of findings from the fields of ethics, economics and…

The Research Unit Microdata and Distribution bundles knowledge for microdata analysis and helps with data-related and methodological questions…

The Macroeconomic Analysis and the Business Cycle Cluster focuses on short- to medium-term economic developments in the global economy as a…

The CC has a high level of expertise in the field of participation in working life, analyses key issues in the context and provides them for…

Companies and their employees are facing a variety of challenges: New opportunities due to technological progress, global economic relations and…

The Big Data Analytics Research Unit looks at the opportunities offered by analyses of Big Data . Read more about the focus of this research…

The Research Unit Democracy, Society, Market Economy investigates the societal conditions of economic success. Therefore, our research agenda…