Publications combining a substantive analysis of recent literature with original research on specific subjectshttps://preview.iwkoeln.de/en/© 2010-2026 Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW)Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) RSS Generatoren-ENMon, 07 Oct 2024 11:08:00 +0200The larger German Mittelstand, i. e. companies above small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) with more than 250 employees and less than 3,000 employees, plays a prominent role in the German economic structure. https://preview.iwkoeln.de/en/studies/klaus-heiner-roehl-how-strong-is-the-large-sme-sector-in-germany.html?utm_source=rssMon, 07 Oct 2024 11:08:00 +0200As the German population ages, the country’s statutory pension scheme, which is financed on a pay-as-you-go basis, requires higher and higher contributions while the level of pensions is falling. https://preview.iwkoeln.de/en/studies/jochen-pimpertz-ruth-maria-schueler-the-interplay-of-economic-reasoning-voter-preferences-and-party-manifestos.html?utm_source=rssMon, 10 Jun 2024 09:35:00 +0200The subject of this Analysis is the forms that wage-price spirals can take and how they influence macroeconomic stability and inflationary trends in Germany. https://preview.iwkoeln.de/en/studies/thomas-obst-maximilian-stockhausen-a-macroeconomic-analysis-of-wage-price-spirals.html?utm_source=rssTue, 09 Jan 2024 08:30:00 +0100This 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. https://preview.iwkoeln.de/en/studies/carolin-denise-fulda-hagen-lesch-christoph-schroeder-sandra-vogel-the-influence-of-the-minimum-wage-on-collective-bargaining.html?utm_source=rssTue, 05 Dec 2023 08:15:00 +0100All 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. https://preview.iwkoeln.de/en/studies/maike-haag-hanno-kempermann-enno-kohlisch-oliver-koppel-the-innovative-strength-of-the-german-regions.html?utm_source=rssFri, 02 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0200Debate 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. https://preview.iwkoeln.de/en/studies/berthold-busch-samina-sultan-eu-enlargement-alternative-concepts-to-full-membership.html?utm_source=rssThu, 12 Jan 2023 08:47:00 +0100As a result of demographic change, Germany will become increasingly dependent on immigration to secure its pool of skilled labour and stabilise its economic performance. https://preview.iwkoeln.de/en/studies/wido-geis-thoene-the-importance-of-immigration-for-the-german-economy.html?utm_source=rssTue, 11 Oct 2022 12:20:00 +0200The British hopes for a high Brexit dividend as a result of the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union have not been fulfilled. https://preview.iwkoeln.de/en/studies/berthold-busch-an-initial-assessment-of-the-economic-and-political-consequences-for-the-uk.html?utm_source=rssThu, 28 Jul 2022 08:36:00 +0200Labour 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. https://preview.iwkoeln.de/en/studies/andrea-hammermann-joerg-schmidt-oliver-stettes-the-dynamics-of-worker-transitions-and-their-impact-factors.html?utm_source=rssWed, 27 Jul 2022 12:20:00 +0200Since 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. https://preview.iwkoeln.de/en/studies/helena-bach-hagen-lesch-sandra-vogel-economic-policy-lessons-from-historical-debates-from-1918-to-the-present.html?utm_source=rssThu, 31 Mar 2022 14:46:00 +0200