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Urgent need for reform in the Ukrainian energy sector remains

DIW weekly report 06 / 2019, pp. 88-95

Ukraine has been experiencing an economic decline for ten years, cushioned by international financial assistance. Ukraine has been experiencing an economic decline for the last ten years, which has been alleviated by international financial aid. For 20 years Western donors have been pushing for market-economy reforms in the energy sector, which Ukraine has repeatedly delayed or only half-heartedly implemented. The country is still the most energy-intensive economy in Europe.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of regulation in the telecommunications sector

The Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) has commissioned DIW Econ and DICE Consult to develop conceptual bases and methodological procedures for ex-post evaluations as well as proposals for ex-ante impact assessment procedures to assess the effectiveness of regulation in the telecommunications sector. In the future, empirical findings can thus be used to a greater extent in the selection and design of regulatory instruments in advance, and the success of the measures taken can be assessed more precisely in retrospect.

Greek private sector potential remains untapped

DIW Weekly Report 29 / 2018, S. 641-651

The analysis of newly available data shows that the value-added of Greek private enterprises has fallen by 38 per cent in nominal terms over the last ten years. Micro-enterprises have been particularly hard hit. Despite all efforts to stabilise the macroeconomic environment, only a slight and still weak recovery has recently set in.

Gigabit access in Germany: lagging behind in international comparison, but also little demand

DIW Weekly Report 25/2018 – Digital Infrastructure

The expansion of broadband Internet is currently the subject of intense debate. However, Germany is still lagging behind the targets set. Although almost 100 per cent of households now have broadband connections of up to six megabits per second, Germany still has a lot of catching up to do in terms of gigabit-capable connections – especially in sparsely populated regions.

Economic arguments for public broadcasting

Article in Wirtschaftsdienst – 97th volume, 2017, issue 1 – pp. 45-52

The financing of public service broadcasting in Germany is under criticism. There are many doubts that public funding of broadcasters can still be justified from a regulatory perspective.

The authors argue that despite technological changes, there are still economically sound reasons for public funding of broadcasting content. The basis of the argumentation is the positive external effects of broadcasting.