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Public service broadcasting in a convergent media world

The economic importance of ARD

The study provides an economic rationale for public funding and provision of broadcasting content in a converging media world. Furthermore, it discusses in which institutional structures public service broadcasting content should be provided and which experiences and findings resulting from the comparison of public service financing in an international context.

The economy of beverage packaging

The expert discussion on beverage packaging regularly neglects the economic context and focuses instead on ecological issues.

On behalf of the BGVZ (Bund Getränkeverpackungen der Zukunft GbR), DIW Econ has for the first time analysed the economic relationships.

Statement on the current cost-benefit analysis for a fixed link across the Fehmarnbelt

On behalf of Scandlines, DIW Econ has examined the current cost-benefit analysis of the planned fixed link across the Fehmarn Belt from 2015.

The result shows that despite a consistently optimistic choice of parameters and methodological shortcomings, the net benefit of the project is relatively low. The assessment of possible project risks in the sensitivity analysis is insufficient.