Aviation

Germany’s export industry relies on being well connected to the rest of the world.

The opening of Berlin's new major airport is overshadowed by the Corona pandemic and financial problems

Klaus-Heiner Röhl ·
IW-Report Nr. 52 ·
19 October 2020

Your flight has a nine year delay

Only four weeks before the planned date in June 2012, the opening of Berlin's major airport BER, which had already been postponed from autumn 2011, was cancelled. This was followed by years of announcements, ever new lists of construction deficiencies and further delays.

CO2 Compendium on CO2 regulation for motor vehicles in Europe

9 May

Presentation ·
Event ·
9 May 2017

CO2 Compendium on CO2 regulation for motor vehicles in Europe

The transportation sector faces special challenges in the process of decarbonisation, since the need for mobility – both for people and goods – is rapidly increasing around the world, especially in the emerging economies. Because of road traffic’s key position in mobility, the future CO2 regulation of cars and trucks will play a substantial role in climate policy.

Thomas Puls ·
IW-Kurzbericht Nr. 67 ·
17 October 2016

One Belt One Road: China’s new Silk Road

China is pressing ahead with its New Silk Road project. It has decided on large investments in other countries’ transportation infrastructure. China’s aim in this is to make access to the world markets more efficient while also promoting the development of its economically repressed provinces.

Hubertus Bardt ·
IW-Trends Nr. 2 ·
6 June 2016

Autonomous Driving

A Challenge for the German Automotive Industry

Klaus-Heiner Röhl ·
IW-Trends Nr. 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...

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