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Hans-Peter Klös / Holger Schäfer ·
IW-Report Nr. 12 ·
2 April 2020

Labour market effects of the corona crisis as reflected by monthly indicators

The labor market effects of the Corona crisis will gradually become apparent in the large labor market aggregates of employment and unemployment. In the event of a noticeable slump in economic performance, a serious impact on the labor market appears to be unavoidable despite the most comprehensive financial package in German economic history.

Jürgen Matthes / Markus Demary ·
IW-Kurzbericht Nr. 33 ·
30 March 2020

European Instruments against the Corona crisis in comparison

Various European instruments for countries particularly affected by the Corona crisis are currently under discussion. In this article several requirements will be established and the existing proposals will be measured against them. The instrument of Corona bonds is considered most effective – provided that German policymakers accept the risk-sharing associated with them.

Michael Hüther, Peter Bofinger, Sebastian Dullien, Gabriel Felbermayr, Moritz Schularick, Jens Südekum, Christoph Trebesch in NewStatesman ·
Contribution ·
30 March 2020

Europe must demonstrate financial solidarity

Seven leading German economists call for €1 trillion of European crisis bonds. As the coronavirus sweeps Europe and societies go into lockdown, the economies of the Eurozone are now confronted with simultaneous supply and demand shocks. As people stay at home, factories are producing less and consumers are buying less.

Jörg Schmidt ·
IW-Trends Nr. 1 ·
26 March 2020

Occupational Gender Segregation in the Labour Market

Personal Preferences Play? Gender segregation in the German labour market has proved to follow a relatively consistent pattern over time. With few exceptions, there have in recent years been only minor changes in the gender composition of individual occupational groups.

Hubertus Bardt / Sebastian Dullien / Michael Hüther / Katja Rietzler ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 6 ·
21 March 2020

For a sound fiscal policy: Enabling public investment

Public investment has been badly neglected in Germany over the past two decades, with the result that the public capital stock no longer meets the standards of a modern economy and is inadequate for the challenges that will be posed by demographic change and Germany’s international decarbonisation commitments.

Manuel Fritsch / Alevtina Krotova ·
IW-Report Nr. 9 ·
11 March 2020

How data-driven are business models in Germany?

Data is rapidly becoming one of the most important business resources. A growing number of companies address the question of how they can use data profitably in their business.

Michael Hüther / Michael Grömling / Martin Beznoska / Markus Demary ·
IW-Kurzbericht Nr. 21 ·
9 March 2020

Corona crisis - liquidity takes priority

The Corona crisis has clearly become an economic challenge for Europe. The spread of the virus represents both a negative supply shock and a negative demand shock across the economy at large. Securing the liquidity of companies is of top priority. Employment and household income can be stabilised through short-time allowances.

Stable conditions despite growing social challenges

Maximilian Stockhausen / Mariano Calderón ·
IW-Report Nr. 8 ·
8 March 2020

IW Distribution Report 2020

How are income and wealth distributed in Germany? There is often no simple answer to this seemingly simple question, sometimes not even a clear one. Various social and structural changes have very different effects on the distribution of income and wealth: an ageing population, a tendency to live alone or an increasing share of the population with migration background along with economic changes amidst a deepening globalization and digitalization.

Christoph Schröder ·
IW-Trends Nr. 1 ·
2 March 2020

An International Comparison of Unit Labour Costs

German manufacturing industry has high unit labour costs by international standards. In 2018 they were 15 per cent higher than in the 27 countries in our comparison.

Matthias Diermeier in Intereconomics ·
External Publication ·
28 February 2020

The AfD’s Winning Formula: No Need for Economic Strategy Blurring in Germany

Western European Populist Radical Right Parties (PRRPs) have addressed the dispersed socio-economic status of their electorates by blurring their economic positioning. This contribution analyses the rise of the German PRRP Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) between 2013 and 2017 and the role of its economic policy platform.