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Fiscal policy after Corona: Debt Crisis or Stability?

19 May

Sandra Parthie ·
Event ·
19 May 2021

Online Panel Discussion: Fiscal policy after Corona: Debt Crisis or Stability?

The Corona crisis has exacerbated existing structural problems in the Member States and caused a steep rise of national debt. While the reference value of national debt limit was once fixed at 60% of the GDP, it has now risen far beyond in some Member States.

Michael Hüther / Markos Jung / Thomas Obst ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 10 ·
10 May 2021

Workforce potential of the German economy: Opportunities for growth and consolidation

Germany’s labour market faces substantial challenges caused by demographic change in the next decade. Looking back over the last 10 years we observe a key role regarding of a successful labour market integration leading to higher employment rates and fostering economic growth.

Oliver Stettes ·
IW-Report Nr. 15 ·
10 May 2021

Performance Management in the Covid 19 Crisis: Findings from the IW Personnel Panel

Empirical evidence based on the IW Personnel Survey reveals that around half of the companies in Germany reported negative economic effects of the Covid-19-pandemic.

Hans-Peter Klös / Rahild Neuburger / Thomas Sattelberger / Dirk Werner ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 9 ·
7 May 2021

Business models and vocational training in the digital transformation

The technology driven development of business models is of great importance for the future of vocational education and training. Digital competencies - such as digital literacy, interaction, collaboration, and learning - are an indispensable part of vocational training for a modern working world to qualify future skilled workers for their professional life.

Michael Hüther at the American Council on Germany ·
Video ·
3 May 2021

Corona: A Cloud of Uncertainty

Despite great approval in parliament, the Federal Constitutional Court stopped the 750 billion Euro EU Corona Reconstruction Fund for the time being due to a constitutional complaint. In a video interview for ACGUSA, IW Director Michael Hüther discusses the consequences of this decision with economist Monika Schnitzer from the University of Munich.

Jürgen Matthes in CESifo Forum ·
External Publication ·
30 April 2021

How to Unlock the WTO Blockage and Why China Holds the Key

The WTO has been getting into an ever-deeper crisis in recent years, even though it had been a success story at its outset in 1995 and for several years afterward, IW expert Jürgen Matthes lines out.

Galina Kolev / Hubertus Bardt ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 8 ·
26 April 2021

Trade Club for Climate

A trade policy approach to climate challenges can give a positive impetus to WTO reform based on the commitment to a common target and reinforced by the urgency of that target.

Markus Demary / Adriana Neligan ·
IW News ·
22 April 2021

Finding the right balance in sustainability reporting

New sustainability reporting standards shall improve the comparability of corporate activities. Yet, it is crucial to consider the trade-off between the advantages of standardisation to avoid adverse selection versus the disadvantages of excessive bureaucratic burdens, in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

21 April

Sandra Parthie ·
Event ·
21 April 2021

Online-Roundtable: WTO reform: New Leadership, New Hope?

The need for reform within the WTO goes without saying. From criticism concerning its undemocratic decision making and de facto suspension of the dispute settlement procedure to its inability to deal with imbalances stemming from state subsidies or market access – there are many things to fix.

Hubertus Bardt / Michael Grömling ·
IW-Trends Nr. 2 ·
20 April 2021

The Impact of the Corona Pandemic Compared with Earlier Economic Crises

The current economic crisis has become a crisis of consumption and has taken on more extreme dimensions than that caused by the global financial market upheavals of 2008/2009. In the 15 years preceding the outbreak of the Corona pandemic in Germany, private consumption grew at a rate similar to that in the 1990s.