IW-Policy Paper

The IW policy papers are published on current events and initiate political debates. They focus on the analysis and political classification of current decision papers and address a specialist audience with a close relationship to economic policy. They are published exclusively online.

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Michael Hüther / Jens Südekum ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 25 ·
17 November 2020

How to re‐design German fiscal policy rules after the COVID19 pandemic

The study will first outline the way in which Germany’s fiscal policy was driven for several decades by a paradigm that centered on deficit control and reduced state involvement in the economy.

Michael Hüther / Markus Vogel ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 24 ·
2 November 2020

Sovereignty and responsibility in a multi-level system: Federalism as an orientation for a sustainable EU?

At the beginning of the year 2020 the European Union stands just ahead the new institutional cycle. The results of the elections to the European Parliament have not fulfilled the fears about Euroscepticism characterizing the following period.

Regulations for school and kindergarten attendance in the pandemic in comparison to other German states

Susanna Kochskämper / Christine Arentz ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 23 ·
21 October 2020

You little children are coming?

In addition to the goals of infection prevention and the avoidance of overloading the capacities of the health care system, the avoidance of daycare, kindergarden and school closures is another goal of the current German policy in the corona pandemic.

Alevtina Krotova / Armin Mertens / Marc Scheufen ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 21 ·
13 October 2020

An Economic Analysis: Open data and data sharing

Data is an important business resource. It forms the basis for various digital technologies such as artificial intelligence or smart services. However, access to data is unequally distributed in the market. Hence, some business ideas fail due to a lack of data sources.

Hans-Peter Klös / Holger Schäfer ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 20 ·
30 September 2020

Labor market policy: Corona effects and options for action: An employment policy classification

The German labor market is being affected by the consequences of the corona crisis. This also threatens labor market outcomes, for example income distribution. In particular because of the strong use of short-time work, the increase in registered unemployment has so far been relatively low compared to the collapse in demand and production.

Klaus-Heiner Röhl / Barbara Engels ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 19 ·
22 September 2020

Cooperation of Start-ups and SMEs in Germany

The cooperation between established SMEs and innovative start-ups offers considerable opportuni-ties for the respective companies and the German economy. New business models can be adopted, and innovative products can be jointly developed.

Markus Demary / Michael Voigtländer ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 18 ·
14 September 2020

The Impact of Basel IV on Real Estate Financing

The new bank regulations generally summarised as Basel IV include the introduction of an output floor. This means that banks are allowed less deviation from standard approaches when using internal models.

Hubertus Bardt / Galina Kolev ·
IW-Policy Paper Nr. 16 ·
17 August 2020

Biden versus Trump: Positions in trade, economic and climate policy

The American elections in November 2020 will be of great importance not only to the US itself, but also to Europe and Germany. While transatlantic cooperation has suffered under the current administration, a change of government has the chance for a new beginning.

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.

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.