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Infrastructure Deficiencies in Germany
  • Michael Grömling / Thomas Puls ·
  • IW-Trends No. 2 ·
  • 15 July 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.

Autonomous Driving
  • Hubertus Bardt ·
  • IW-Trends No. 2 ·
  • 6 June 2016

Autonomous Driving

A Challenge for the German Automotive Industry

Resource Productivity
  • Hendrik Biebeler / Thorsten Lang / Vera Schlegel ·
  • IW-Trends No. 4 ·
  • 25 December 2014

Resource Productivity

Indicators and Progress

On the Liberalisation of Airport Groundhandling Services
  • Klaus-Heiner Röhl ·
  • IW-Trends No. 2 ·
  • 25 June 2012

On the Liberalisation of Airport Groundhandling Services

The groundhandling services at airports are an important element of aviation. However, they have not been penetrated by the concept of competition to the same extent as the airline industry in...

Development and Relevance for the German Economy
  • Hubertus Bardt ·
  • IW-Trends No. 2 ·
  • 25 June 2011

Raw Material Prices: Development and Relevance for the German Economy

According to an IW survey, German companies regard rising and volatile prices of raw materials as an essential resource risk for their business. After dropping in 2008 and 2009, prices of raw...

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