On behalf of Greenpeace, DIW Econ GmbH, together with the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and the Forum Ökologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft (FÖS), has for the first time calculated the employment and climate protection effects of selected green economic stimulus packages. For this purpose, nine packages of measures for a climate-oriented economic stimulus package in the energy, transport, buildings, industry and land-use sectors were compiled from a total of 285 collected proposals for economic stimulus measures: The nine-point plan. The packages of measures contained in this plan allow both short-term employment effects and a medium and long-term resilient, climate-friendly economy.ise.
Assessment of possible effects of new rental regulations on the rental housing market in Germany
On behalf of Haus & Grund, DIW Econ GmbH has investigated the possible effects of new rental regulations on the rental housing market in Germany. To this end, party positions on proposed housing market regulations were converted into a regulation index and then, using a regression model, the impact of the new regulations on the proportion of tenant households in Germany was estimated.
The social-ecological market economy
Germany’s successful economic system has been known as a social-ecological market economy since the 1980s. The basis of “Made in Germany” is stability, trust and the maintenance of high social and environmental standards, which can be costly in the short term, but are at the same time essential drivers of productivity growth and long-term technological developments.
The German model is not transferable one-to-one to other countries, but experience can help policymakers to develop reform initiatives for their countries.
Annual Report on European SMEs 2016 / 2017
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to recover!
SMEs form the basis of the EU-28 economy. In 2016, SMEs created 93 million jobs and added value by a further 1.4%. Businesses benefited mainly from stronger aggregate demand (consumption, exports and capital investment).
Annual Report on European SMEs 2015 / 2016 – SME recovery continues
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to recover!
SMEs form the basis of the EU-28 economy. In 2015, almost 23 million SMEs generated USD 3.9 trillion and provided 90 million jobs. This means that in 2015 SMEs accounted for two-thirds of employment in the EU-28 and slightly less than three-fifths of EU-28 value added in the non-financial sector.