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- Anger, Christina
- Bach, Helena
- Bardt, Hubertus
- Beznoska, Martin
- Busch, Berthold
- Demary, Vera
- Engels, Barbara
- Enste, Dominik H.
- Fulda, Carolin Denise
- Geis-Thöne, Wido
- Haag, Maike
- Hammermann, Andrea
- Hentze, Tobias
- Hüther, Michael
- Kauder, Björn
- Kempermann, Hanno
- Kohlisch, Enno
- Koppel, Oliver
- Kurtenacker, Andrea
- Kürten, Louisa Marie
- Lesch, Hagen
- Matthes, Jürgen
- Obst, Thomas
- Pimpertz, Jochen
- Plünnecke, Axel
- Potthoff, Jennifer
- Puls, Thomas
- Rusche, Christian
- Röhl, Klaus-Heiner
- Sagner, Pekka
- Schröder, Christoph
- Stettes, Oliver
- Stockhausen, Maximilian
- Suling, Lena
- Sultan, Samina
- Vogel, Sandra
- Voigtländer, Michael
A Macroeconomic Analysis of Wage-Price Spirals
The subject of this Analysis is the forms that wage-price spirals can take and how they influence macroeconomic stability and inflationary trends in Germany.
Thomas Obst / Maximilian Stockhausen IW
The Influence of the Minimum Wage on Collective Bargaining
This analysis examines the connection between collective wage bargaining in Germany and the adjustments to the statutory minimum wage determined by the Minimum Wage Commission since June 2020.
Carolin Fulda / Hagen Lesch / Christoph Schröder / Sandra Vogel IW
Innovation Atlas 2023: The innovative strength of the German regions
All indicators of innovative strength in Germany – from research intensity and scientific and technical employment structures to patent successes – point to a strong south-north, west-east and urban-rural divide.
Maike Haag / Hanno Kempermann / Enno Kohlisch / Oliver Koppel IW
EU Enlargement? Alternative concepts to full membership
Debate on whether the European Union (EU) should accept new members has recently gained momentum. In June 2022, just months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Council granted both the latter nation and the Republic of Moldova the status of candidate country, and Georgia the status of potential candidate.
Berthold Busch / Samina Sultan IW
The importance of immigration for the German economy
As a result of demographic change, Germany will become increasingly dependent on immigration to secure its pool of skilled labour and stabilise its economic performance.
Wido Geis-Thöne IW
After Brexit: An initial assessment of the economic and political consequences for the UK
The British hopes for a high Brexit dividend as a result of the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union have not been fulfilled.
Berthold Busch IW
Labour turnover in Germany
Labour turnover in Germany tends to be relatively constant over time but decreases slightly in times of economic crisis, such as the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-2009 or the Covid-19 pandemic.
Andrea Hammermann / Jörg Schmidt / Oliver Stettes IW
The Legitimacy of Free Collective Bargaining in Germany
Since the signing of the Stinnes-Legien Agreement in 1918, the collective bargaining autonomy of Germany’s employers’ associations and trade unions has been the subject of continual political debate and at times its legitimacy even called into question.
Helena Bach / Hagen Lesch / Sandra Vogel IW
Behavioral Economics and Climate Protection: Better regulation and green nudges for more sustainability
Protecting the climate is one of the greatest challenges our society is currently facing. In view of the heated political and social discussions surrounding this topic, the question naturally arises as to whether behavioral-economic insights can be used to sensitize German society to the dangers of climate change and to motivate it towards more sustainability.
Dominik H. Enste / Jennifer Potthoff IW
People with impairments in the labour market
This IW Analysis provides an empirical overview of the labour market situa¬tion of people with officially recognized disabilities based on official statistics and of people with impairments using data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
Christiane Flüter-Hoffmann / Andrea Kurtenacker / Jörg Schmidt IW
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