Christoph Schröder Interactive Graphic 12. April 2017

Export performance: Unit labour costs shape international trade

Even Germany, as an export nation, has to compete for shares on its sales markets. The cost for businesses to manufacture goods plays a vital role in this process. This interactive graphic reveals the following: when unit labour costs increase in comparison to the competition, export performance generally declines.

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China's real estate sector: How big is the crisis?

This report analyses the rising risks in the Chinese financial market as well as the current tensions in the Chinese real estate market.

Hubertus Bardt / Sandra Parthie / Christian Rusche IW-Report No. 12 25. March 2022

European competitiveness: Exploiting potential for sustainable growth

The EU's position as a major global economic power is increasingly under threat. On the one hand, this is a consequence of the crises that the EU has faced in the last two decades. In particular, these include the global financial crisis (2007-2009), the euro ...