Democracy, Society & Business Ethics

The Democracy, Society and Business Ethics research cluster examines the societal conditions for economic success, as well as the normative and institutional prerequisites for a well-functioning democracy and market economy.

Contact Persons

Prof. Dr. Knut Bergmann

Head of Communication and the Branch Office in Berlin

Tel: +49 30 27877-110 Mail: bergmann@iwkoeln.de Knut Bergmann @knut_bergmann

Dr. Matthias Diermeier

Managing Director of IW Gesellschaftsforschung gGmbH and Head of the Democracy, Society & Business Ethics Research Cluster

Tel: +49 221 4981-605 Mail: diermeier@iwkoeln.de Matthias Diermeier

Konrad Doliesen

Economist for social Research

Tel: +49 221 4981-769 Mail: doliesen@iwkoeln.de Konrad Doliesen

Prof. Dr. Dominik H. Enste

Head of Democracy, Society & Business Ethics and Managing Director of IW Akademie GmbH

Tel: +49 221 4981-730 Mail: enste@iwkoeln.de Dominik H. Enste @DominikEnste

Dr. Judith Niehues

Head of Microdata Research Group

Tel: +49 221 4981-768 Mail: niehues@iwkoeln.de

Jennifer Potthoff

Economist for behavioral economics and business ethics

Tel: +49 221 4981-752 Mail: Potthoff@iwkoeln.de

Katharina Werner

Consultant and Program Manager at the IW Academy

Tel: +49 221 4981-818 Mail: katharina.werner@iwkoeln.de Katharina Werner

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Event 11. November 2026 Alexander Radunz / Sandra Parthie

Online-Veranstaltungsreihe „Von Brüssel nach Berlin”: Der Euro als Leitwährung

Wir laden Sie herzlich zu einer weiteren Online-Veranstaltung unserer Veranstaltungsreihe „Von Brüssel nach Berlin“ ein. Mit ihr wollen wir in loser Folge Themen aus der europäischen in die deutsche Hauptstadt tragen.

IW-Report No. 48 10. November 2026

Public Preferences Regarding Government Spending and Taxes

Martin Beznoska

This study examines public preferences for government spending and taxation using a fully randomised paired conjoint experiment in the 2025 IW-Population-Survey.

Expertise 31. October 2026

Argentina como destino de inversión para empresas alemanas

Simon Gerards Iglesias / Daniel Wörndl

Para la economía alemana, Argentina, como socio comercial y destino de inversión, ofrece más oportunidades que riesgos, ya que el país combina una política económica abierta con un considerable potencial en lo que respecta a materias primas y energía, competencia industrial y una base sólida de personal calificado.

IW-Report No. 46 30. October 2026

US midterm elections: Unfulfilled promises

Daniel Muncaster/ Thomas Obst / Samina Sultan

Two years after US President Donald Trump’s re-election, the US midterm elections on November 3, 2026 offer the first nationwide referendum on his second term.

IW-Report No. 45 29. October 2026

Go West? Serbia under Vučić

Alexander Radunz / Gero Kunath

Aleksandar Vučić had led Serbia since 2014, first as prime minister and from 2017 as president, until his rule ended in October 2026 in a landslide defeat by the Student List. This report assesses the political and economic record of his twelve years in power.