German Economic Institute
Logo German Economic Institute
DE
European office markets, user costs and speculative bubbles
  • Michael Voigtländer / Florian Schuster ·
  • IW-Report No. 31 ·
  • 15 August 2019

European office markets, user costs and speculative bubbles

Over the last years, prices for European office space have reached new peaks. This naturally provokes discussion about a possible overheating in the market. One approach to assess price development of real estate markets is the so-called „user cost approach”.
The Life Situations of Mothers Transitioning Into and Out of Single Parenting
  • Wido Geis-Thöne ·
  • IW-Trends No. 3 ·
  • 12 August 2019

The Life Situations of Mothers Transitioning Into and Out of Single Parenting

The fact that the circumstances of single-parent families are significantly less favourable than those of couple families is widely documented in the literature. However, two aspects of this phenomenon remain little explored: firstly, the extent to which the absence of the second parent in the household is responsible for these circumstances; and secondly, the fact that mothers in different life situations separate from their partners and enter into new partnerships after phases of single parenting with different degrees of frequency.
Data Governance as the Enabler of the Data Economy
  • Barbara Engels in Intereconomics ·
  • External Publications ·
  • 31 July 2019

Data Governance as the Enabler of the Data Economy

In the era of digitalisation, data has emerged as a highly valuable business resource. However, it is rarely treated as consistently and transparently as other business assets.
Debt and Investments of Municipalities in Germany
  • Martin Beznoska / Björn Kauder ·
  • IW-Trends No. 3 ·
  • 22 July 2019

Debt and Investments of Municipalities in Germany

The financial situation of many municipalities in Germany has deteriorated considerably over the past 20 years. Not all municipalities have been able to cope with structural change, the 2009 financial crisis, migration and the demographic transition within the limits of the resources available to them.
The New Collective Bargaining Challenges
  • Hagen Lesch ·
  • IW-Trends No. 2 ·
  • 16 July 2019

Working Time Policy: The New Collective Bargaining Challenges

Working time issues are back on the collective bargaining agenda. On the one hand, employees are striving for more working time sovereignty, on the other, companies are having to be increasingly flexible in their response to their customers’ demands.
Space Economy
  • Hubertus Bardt ·
  • IW-Kurzbericht No. 43 ·
  • 16 July 2019

Space Economy

It has now been 50 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon. On 20 July 1969 (21 July German time), Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first people to land on the moon. It marked a decisive victory in the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
2019: The year for a fresh start in Europe?!
  • Michael Hüther ·
  • IW-Policy Paper No. 4 ·
  • 25 June 2019

2019: The year for a fresh start in Europe?!

The good news is that Europe will not be dominated by populist parties. For big tent parties, i.e. the conservative EPP and the social democratic PES, however, results still aren’t rosy – they are looking at heavy losses, including the loss of their joint majority.
An International Comparison of Industrial Labour Costs
  • Christoph Schröder ·
  • IW-Trends No. 2 ·
  • 21 June 2019

An International Comparison of Industrial Labour Costs

In 2018, labour costs in German manufacturing were running at 41.0 euros per employee hour. This puts Germany in fifth place in the German Economic Institute’s comparison of labour costs in 42 countries and means that its costs are almost one-third higher than the average for industrialised countries.
The Living Conditions and Competence Development of Primary School Children
  • Wido Geis-Thöne / Ruth Maria Schüler ·
  • IW-Trends No. 2 ·
  • 18 June 2019

The Living Conditions and Competence Development of Primary School Children

How children develop is strongly influenced by the circumstances in which they grow up. However, it is not clear which factors play a role in this process. To tackle this question, the present paper looks at a broad range of indicators on family structure and the time parents spend with their children, on children’s socio-economic background and on their leisure activities.
More