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Dwindling Growth, Rising Tensions
17 Jan
  • Dominik Enste ·
  • Event ·
  • 17 Jan 2019

The Exhausted Globalization: Dwindling Growth, Rising Tensions

Signs of crisis dominate current debates: Social cohesion is said to be dwindling, po-litical structures and multilateralism are eroding and the sustainability of economic conditions is questioned.
Homesharing in the German federal state of North Rhine - Westphalia
  • Vera Demary ·
  • IW-Report No. 3 ·
  • 14 Jan 2019

Homesharing in the German federal state of North Rhine - Westphalia

A professional, continuous short term letting of accommodation via home sharing platforms like Airbnb can lead to a reduction of housing space and therefore intensify housing shortages.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon checks her Twitter feed.
  • Andrew Bassilakis / Matthias Diermeier / Henry Goecke ·
  • External Publications ·
  • 3 Jan 2019

Converging Media versus Diverging Politics - the Brexit Twitter on Debate

Even after two years of Brexit negotiations no deal between the EU and the UK has been settled. Today, the negotiation’s outcome seems as unpredictable as ever. This paper analyses twitter content as a proxy for the political and public debate with respect to Brexit.
The EU’s Strategy for Promoting Gender Equality between Women and Men (2016–2019)
  • Jörg Schmidt ·
  • IW-Trends No. 3 ·
  • 26 Sep 2018

The EU’s Strategy for Promoting Gender Equality between Women and Men

This paper examines possible options for refining the indicators in three economic related policy areas of the EU’s strategy for gender equality between men and women (2016–2019). The objectives and measures of the EU strategy are not analyzed, but modifications and extensions of the empirical reporting are proposed.
The Economics of Platforms
  • Vera Demary / Christian Rusche ·
  • IW-Analyse No. 123 ·
  • 13 Sep 2018

The Economics of Platforms

Digital platforms already dominate the top 10 of the world’s most valuable firms. The specific characteristics of their business model, such as quick growth and market power soon after market entry, have provoked public discourse.
Skills, entrepreneurship and new business models
  • Jörg Bienert / Klaus-Günter Deutsch / Hans-Peter Klös / Klaus-Heiner Röhl ·
  • IW-Policy Paper No. 13 ·
  • 23 Aug 2018

Skills, entrepreneurship and new business models

This paper identifies key areas for leaders to keep the “German model” successful, from developing digitized business cases to future skill requirements and ways to foster entrepreneurship.
The Twitter Network of Top German Economists
  • Henry Goecke / Christopher Thiele / Nils Tschampel ·
  • IW-Trends No. 2 ·
  • 3 Aug 2018

Social Media: The Twitter Network of Top German Economists

The importance of social media is increasing rapidly, and with it their relevance as a potential communication channel for economists. On the one hand, taking the example of the microblogging service Twitter, it is possible to analyse how top German economists use social media to inform society on political and economic issues, debates and opinions. On the other hand, the network of links between the economists themselves is also of interest, as it creates a space for scientific exchange and discourse.
Infrastructure Deficiencies in Germany
  • Michael Grömling / Thomas Puls ·
  • IW-Trends No. 2 ·
  • 15 Jul 2018

Infrastructure Deficiencies in Germany

German companies’ business operations are increasingly being hampered by infrastructure deficiencies. Following up on their initial 2013 study, the German Economic Institute (IW) used their regular survey on the business cycle to examine how the condition of central infrastructure networks affects companies.
A Culture of Trust as a Competitive Advantage in Digital Times
  • Dominik Enste / Mara Grunewald / Louisa Kürten ·
  • IW-Trends No. 2 ·
  • 10 Jul 2018

A Culture of Trust as a Competitive Advantage in Digital Times

For companies, a lived culture of trust is an important competitive advantage. Particularly in an era of digitalization and increasing complexity, trust provides a sound basis for successful cooperation.
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