German Institute for Economic Research

The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW ), headquartered in Berlin is the largest German Institute for Economic Research. 1925, it was founded by Ernst Wagemann as the Institute for Business Cycle Research and was later its current name. As an independent institution, it is committed to charitable purposes and conducts applied research in the field of economics and policy advice. Currently, the Institute employs 180 permanent employees, of which 100 are scientists. The Institute is a member of the Leibniz Association.

Indicators and data

The DIW economic barometer is a monthly indicator of the current economic trend in Germany, which is in contrast to the ifo business climate index estimated on the basis of indicators such as production and sales in key areas of the economy. In addition to the quarterly published baselines of economic development, the economic situation is forecast.

The BVL / DIW Logistics Indicator estimates in cooperation with the German Logistics Association is a based on a quarterly survey of experts of the 200 largest German companies, including logistics service providers and users from industry and trade, the position of the logistics industry.

Energy balances for the Federal government Germany will be published along with EEFA GmbH. They provide an overview of the German energy and thus provide information on the consumption of energy resources in different sectors and their way from production to use.

The volume of construction statement shows the total domestic output volume of construction- development sector, the manufacturing sector, including metal, prefabricated buildings, electrical systems and equipment, as well as the Baunebenleistungen ( planners, architects etc. ) as well as contributions made by the investors and contributions of the shadow economy. The construction volume is reported differentiated by types: residential, construction and civil engineering in the corporate sector as well as public buildings, roads and other civil engineering. The data created by the German Federal Institute for Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development at the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning; funding is provided as part of the research initiative " Zukunft Bau" of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development.

The calculation of transport statistics are published as transport in figures commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development.

The Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP ) is a representative follow-up survey of over 12,000 private households in Germany and will be charged by TNS.

Publications

The Weekly Report has been published since 1928 and features weekly compressed information and comments on current economic policy issues. Individual articles appear in DIW Economic Bulletin in English translation.

The Quarterly Journal of Economic Research present current economic policy issues and controversies in economics. They appear since 1926 in the publishing house Duncker & Humblot.

The discussion papers present the latest research results that are about to be published.

The series DIW Berlin: policy advice compact reports on completed research projects, prepared for the practical economic use.

The quarterly English-language journal Applied Economics Quarterly ( AEQ ) published empirical research contributions in all sectors, including social policy, labor market, trade, growth and more. It evolved out of range economic policy and is edited by Klaus F. Zimmermann Verlag Duncker & Humblot.

In the orderly for citations ranking for economic research institutes from RePEc project, the DIW was conducted in May 2013 at the 78th place (worldwide).

Events

The industry conference will cover the development of the German economy, especially the manufacturing sector. This event has existed since 1960.

The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are a joint seminar series with the Centre for Economic Policy Research ( CEPR ) and the Institute for the Study of Labor ( IZA). The Berlin Lunchtime Meetings are supported by the Anglo-German Foundation. In this lecture series, research results will be presenting.

Research priorities

Task of DIW Berlin it is,

• Applied research in the field of economics and
• Research-based advice for the national, European and international policy to operate.

Nine departments and an infrastructure unit cover doing the research priorities of DIW Berlin from:

• The Department of Macroeconomics examines macroeconomic contexts and for example issues such as the debt crisis in the euro area.
• The department of economic policy analyzes the national and international economic development.
• The department " Development and Security " analyzes global economic trends, conditions of prosperity and strategies for overcoming developmental differences.
• The Department of Energy, Transportation, Environment deals with the environmentally sustainable development and the regulation of infrastructure sectors.
• The Climate Policy Division analyzes the effectiveness of policy measures to climate-friendly growth strategies are to be pursued.

• The Department of Innovation, Industry, Service deals with the development of markets and industries in the manufacturing sector and services. The focus is on the question of which productions in Germany have good development prospects.
• The department competition (economics) and consumer examines what economic policy instruments to market efficiency can be increased.
• The Department of State explores the various policy instruments of the welfare state such as taxes, income transfers, the provision of public services and government regulations and their impact on resource allocation and income distribution.
• The Education Department policy is concerned with education-related issues, especially with the economy of early childhood. Researchers are forgetting the importance of family and note questions about the compatibility of family and career.
• The research-based infrastructure unit longitudinal study Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP ) is a 1984 ongoing annual follow-up survey of Germans, foreigners and immigrants in the old and new federal states. In 2008, the survey sample included more than 11,000 households with approximately 20,000 people. Substantive topics of the SOEP, the household composition, work and family biographies, histories income, health and life satisfaction.

DIW is known for its economic forecasts and the DIW economic barometer. In this context, it was involved until 2007 in the community diagnosis of six leading German economic research institutes. On 3 July 2007, the Federal Ministry of Economics announced not to participate, the DIW for the next three years at the community diagnoses for economic development. " The economic forecast is not the supreme discipline of economics " perspective DIW President Zimmermann and refers to the international consulting expertise of the Institute. 2013, DIW Berlin has been added back into the circle of economic research institutes, which together create the community diagnosis.

Leading it is in the field of micro-economic research on socio-economic issues in the context of the Socio -Economic Panel ( SOEP).

DIW Graduate Center

DIW Graduate Center (CG ) is a doctoral program in cooperation with the Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, the Technical University of Berlin and Potsdam University conducts a four-year postgraduate studies at a doctoral degree in economics. The training of graduate students in addition to the lecture program includes close cooperation with various research departments of the DIW Berlin and the acquisition of knowledge in politics and business consulting.

DIW econ

DIW Berlin has established a subsidiary hundertptozentiges in 2007, which offers economic advice to private clients, associations and international institutions as well as public entities. The DIW Econ GmbH complements the oriented more towards basic research parent institution to more application-oriented events and strengthens the knowledge transfer to the private sector and public institutions.

Head of Institute

Since the establishment of the following economist led the Institute:

Institute seat

1945 Berlin -Dahlem, Cecilienallee 6 (today Pacelliallee )

1956 Berlin -Dahlem, Königin-Luise -Straße 5

Since 2007, Berlin -Mitte, Mohrenstrasse 58

Financing

The public benefits received by the DIW Berlin as research funding equally by the State of Berlin (Senate Department for Science, Research and Culture ) and by the Federal Government (Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour ), make up about half of the Institute 's budget. In addition, revenue from third-party projects and contracts and contributions from the Board of Trustees members and donations. Due to the nature of its financing is the DIW member of the Leibniz Association, incorporated in Section B - Economic and social sciences, space sciences.

Controversies

Era Klaus Zimmermann

2004, there was a conflict between the Institute CEO Klaus Zimmermann and the head of the economic department, Gustav Horn after Horn 's analysis notwithstanding expressed by Zimmermann's views the assessed Agenda 2010 largely critical. Zimmermann left horn then examine by Michael Burda, who rejected the scientific orientation of the economic department in brief reports. Despite the protests of leading European Economic Research Institute and the solidarity of DIW staff with horn this was released in late 2004.

In 2007, the DIW was no longer involved in the redistribution of the community diagnosis, after the Ministry of reservations concerning the performance of the Institute have been asserted by the DIW because of the departure of qualified staff.

In November 2010, a study by the DIW came to the conclusion that there is no shortage of skilled workers in Germany. This was the position in the study prepared by Charles Brenke in contrast to statements made by Zimmermann and employers' organizations, which justified the lack of skilled workers, among others, longer working hours. Zimmermann was then delay the publication of the study, and revise their in-house. Later compatible with Zimmermann's position consensus version of the study was published.

Due to a first-time in the era of DIW boss Klaus Zimmermann audit of state audit DIW end threw before 2009 misuse of public funds. With a second opinion of the law firm Hogan & Hartson and the help of the communication consultant Klaus -Peter Schmidt Deguelle Zimmermann defended against the accusations of the Court.

Doing Better for Families

In May 2011, the journalist Maike Rademaker had a correction of the calculated from the DIW child poverty rate, from 16.3% to about 10 %, down. Calculated by the DIW to high quota was passed by him to the OECD and published in the report "Doing Better for Families" three weeks before the 2009 federal election. This led to an intense debate on child poverty and, consequently, to an increase in child benefit January 1, 2010 The problem is in the data processing. Been denied the statement in the question of the income of one or more household members, so flowed whose income 0 EUR in the calculation of the risk of poverty a. This method of calculation was corrected by the DIW. A manipulation or restraint of numbers, the DIW back in a press release.