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Vanessa Hünnemeyer / Hanno Kempermann ·
IW-Trends Nr. 2 ·
4 June 2020

Rural Regions in Germany: Results of the IW Regional Ranking 2020

Rural regions have historically played an important role in securing Germany’s prosperity and growth. It is here that a significant number of the country’s hidden champions are to be found, inconspicuous manufacturers whose innovativeness and high-quality production are nonetheless the hallmark of the German business model.

Markus Demary / Stefan Hasenclever ·
IW-Report Nr. 27 ·
29 May 2020

IW Financial Expert Survey: Second Quarter 2020

Pessimism related to the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 and its development in 2020 determines the experts’ predictions for the second and third quarter of 2020. The pessimistic outlook can be inferred from the downward revisions of the experts’ forecasts.

One day before the end of his term of office, Andreas Voßkuhle announced the ECB's decision.

Peter Bofinger/ Martin Hellwig / Michael Hüther / Monika Schnitzer / Moritz Schularick / Guntram Wolff in Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung ·
Contribution ·
29 May 2020

The Independence of the Central Bank at Risk

The ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) on 5th May on the monetary policy of the ECB not only affects Germany's relationship with the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) but also the constitution of monetary policy, leading economists, including IW Director Michael Hüther, write in a joint guest article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Michael Hüther in Journal of Contextual Economics ·
External Publication ·
28 May 2020

Looking Back to the Future: Time Strata and Economic Analysis

In mainstream economics cultural differences, habits and mind-sets are considered to be reflected in the institutional setting.

Hans-Peter Klös ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 14 ·
28 May 2020

After the Corona Shock: Digitisation Potential for Germany

As a result of the temporary corona lockdown, Germany is experiencing the greatest slump in economic activity in its history. The crisis has meanwhile also reached the labor market: short-time work announcements were made for over ten million employees in April.

Ten questions and answers on the Franco-German proposal

Jürgen Matthes ·
IW-Report Nr. 26 ·
27 May 2020

European fund for economic recovery from the Corona crisis

Germany and France have proposed a European Recovery Fund of € 500 bn based on large loans taken out by the EU to be transferred exclusively as grants to EU member states particularly affected by the corona crisis. The legal construction still has to be sufficiently clarified and, due to the resistance of some EU countries (Frugal Four), implementation in the proposed form does not appear certain.

Eight theses on a system debate that is budding at an inopportune moment

Jochen Pimpertz ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 12 ·
26 May 2020

More government in the health care system?

Among the current challenges of the pandemic, the German health care system has so far proven to be comparatively robust. While the infection rate in Germany is so far slightly lower than in other large European economies, the relatively low mortality rate stands out positively.

Identifying Opportunities and Barriers: Results from the IW Personnel Panel 2019

Christiane Flüter-Hoffmann / Andrea Hammermann / Oliver Stettes ·
IW-Trends Nr. 1 ·
25 May 2020

Managing Change with an Ageing Workforce

The demographic transition presents companies in Germany with the challenge of mastering digital transformation processes with an ageing and increasingly age-diverse payroll.

Hubertus Bardt / Michael Hüther / Christoph M. Schmidt / Torsten Schmidt ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 11 ·
22 May 2020

Growth to improve the economic situation affected by the Corona-crisis

North Rhine-Westphalia is, just like all of Germany, massively affected by the Corona-crisis. While the infection rate is dropping noticeably though, the economy is in the deepest recession in the country’s history.

Klaus-Heiner Röhl ·
IW-Report Nr. 24 ·
20 May 2020

Good equity capitalization stabilizes small and medium enterprises during the Corona-crisis

Due to the strong domestic focus of the lockdown measures against the corona pandemic, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are affected to a far greater extent than in the financial and economic crisis a decade ago, and the service sector is suffering particularly badly.