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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 important contribution to economic and social cohesion
  • Manuel Fritsch / Roman Bertenrath ·
  • Expertise ·
  • 12 June 2019

Cross border services in the internal market: An important contribution to economic and social cohesion

Over the years, European value chains have become increasingly relevant to employment in the EU. While research on industrial value chains is broadly covered in recent years, the effects of valuechains in European service sectors still needs to be quantified.
The Relevance and Development of global Value Chains
  • Jürgen Matthes ·
  • Video ·
  • 7 June 2019

think tanks meeting: The Relevance and Development of global Value Chains

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) in London hosted another meeting of European business think tanks with which the IW regularly exchanges views. The topic this time was the relevance and development of global value chains.
The Unanimity rule and corporate tax revenue in the EU
  • Martin Beznoska / Tobias Hentze ·
  • IW-Kurzbericht No. 31 ·
  • 20 May 2019

The Unanimity rule and corporate tax revenue in the EU

Politicians accuse corporations of sneakily shifting their profits to tax havens. In fact, tax revenues in low-tax countries such as Ireland and Malta have risen sharply over the past 20 years. However, revenue growth in large countries like Germany and France is not slow. Interestingly, EU countries which favor the unanimity rule in tax issues show higher growth rates in tax revenue than countries preferring a qualified majority system.
„Wir sind besser gewappnet, als es die USA waren“
  • Jork Herrmann ·
  • iwd ·
  • 10 May 2019

„Wir sind besser gewappnet, als es die USA waren“

Seit 2009 sitzt Petra Kammerevert für die SPD im Europäischen Parlament. Seit 2017 ist sie Vorsitzende des Ausschusses für Kultur und Bildung. Zudem ist sie Mitglied des WDR-Rundfunkrats und dort seit 2010 Chefin des Programmausschusses. Der iwd sprach mit ihr über Fake News, Wahlbeeinflussung und neue Anforderungen an die Bildungspolitik.

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For better CO2 regulation of motor vehicles in Europe
  • Thomas Puls ·
  • Expertise ·
  • 26 April 2019

For better CO2 regulation of motor vehicles in Europe

The transportation sector faces special challenges in the process of decarbonisation, since the need for mobility – both for people and goods – is rapidly increasing around the world, especially in the emerging economies. Because of road traffic’s key position in mobility, the future CO2 regulation of cars and trucks will play a substantial role in climate policy.
Empirical Analysis of Protectionist Attitudes in the EU
  • Galina Kolev ·
  • IW-Report No. 9 ·
  • 22 March 2019

Understanding Protectionism: Empirical Analysis of Protectionist Attitudes in the EU

A changing landscape in trade policy in recent years is undoubtedly related to changing voter preferences. Based on Eurobarometer survey data, the present paper investigates both the factors determining the level of support for protectionism and the striking inconsistency of responses to questions related to free trade and protectionism.
Puzzling attitudes towards protectionism related to lacking knowledge
  • Galina Kolev ·
  • IW News ·
  • 28 March 2019

Protectionism: Puzzling attitudes towards protectionism related to lacking knowledge

The changing course of US trade policy since the election of Donald Trump has strengthened the image of free trade in the EU. However, almost 40 percent of EU citizens also support protectionism. This is puzzling, yet lacking knowledge is an important explanation, a new IW study shows. An information campaign is inevitable in order to secure the sustainability of EU Trade policy.
IW-Direktor Michael Hüther
  • Michael Hüther in The Zeitgeist ·
  • Audio ·
  • 8 March 2019

Competing Visions for a New Era of Globalization

In this episode of The Zeitgeist, Michael Hüther, Director of the German Economic Institute, joined AICGS President Jeff Rathke and Senior Fellow Peter Rashish to talk about what Hüther calls the end of the second era of globalization and the challenges of shaping the third era of globalization, creating a European and an international framework that is politically sustainable and economically effective.
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