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A Macroeconomic Analysis of Wage-Price Spirals
IW-Analyse No. 155 9. January 2024

A Macroeconomic Analysis of Wage-Price Spirals

Thomas Obst / Maximilian Stockhausen

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.

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The Influence of the Minimum Wage on Collective Bargaining
IW-Analyse No. 154 5. December 2023

The Influence of the Minimum Wage on Collective Bargaining

Carolin Fulda / Hagen Lesch / Christoph Schröder / Sandra Vogel

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.

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The innovative strength of the German regions
IW-Analyse No. 153 2. June 2023

Innovation Atlas 2023: The innovative strength of the German regions

Maike Haag / Hanno Kempermann / Enno Kohlisch / Oliver Koppel

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.

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EU Enlargement? Alternative concepts to full membership
IW-Analyse No. 152 12. January 2023

EU Enlargement? Alternative concepts to full membership

Berthold Busch / Samina Sultan

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.

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The importance of immigration for the German economy
IW-Analyse No. 151 11. October 2022

The importance of immigration for the German economy

Wido Geis-Thöne

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.

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An initial assessment of the economic and political consequences for the UK
IW-Analyse No. 150 28. July 2022

After Brexit: An initial assessment of the economic and political consequences for the UK

Berthold Busch

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.

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The dynamics of worker transitions and their impact factors
IW-Analyse No. 149 27. July 2022

Labour turnover in Germany

Andrea Hammermann / Jörg Schmidt / Oliver Stettes

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.

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Economic policy lessons from historical debates from 1918 to the present
IW-Analyse No. 148 31. March 2022

The Legitimacy of Free Collective Bargaining in Germany

Helena Bach / Hagen Lesch / Sandra Vogel

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.

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Better regulation and green nudges for more sustainability
IW-Analyse No. 146 30. December 2021

Behavioral Economics and Climate Protection: Better regulation and green nudges for more sustainability

Dominik H. Enste / Jennifer Potthoff

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.

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Labour market participation, employment structures and personal assessments
IW-Analyse No. 147 22. November 2021

People with impairments in the labour market

Christiane Flüter-Hoffmann / Andrea Kurtenacker / Jörg Schmidt

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).

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