With around 30,000 students from 125 countries, 17 faculties and 119 degree programs, TU Dresden is one of the leading technical universities in Germany. As a University of Excellence and part of the DRESDEN-concept alliance, it drives innovation and strengthens Saxony as a business location through research cooperations and spin-offs.
The economic impact of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is much more than just one of Europe’s leading medical institutions. Treating almost one million cases annually, it is ranked sixth in the 2024 World’s Best Hospitals list. It sets standards in the field of high-performance university medicine and accounts for 30% of all intensive care capacity in the German capital. As well as providing excellent healthcare, Charité plays a leading global role in life sciences research and is considered a driver of innovation in medicine. With approximately 10,800 enrolled students and trainees, it is also one of the largest educational institutions in the region, making a decisive contribution in view of demographic change and the increasing shortage of skilled workers in the healthcare sector. But what concrete economic impetus does Charité provide for Berlin and beyond? How does it contribute to regional value creation? What role do research, teaching and knowledge transfer play in economic development?
Estimating the number of missing housing units in nine selected European capitals by 2030
On behalf of Wiener Komfortwohnungen GmbH, DIW Econ, headed by Konstantin A. Kholodilin, determined the housing requirements in nine selected European cities up to the year 2030. The housing demand is derived from the total number of flats that would have to be completed by 2030 to meet the expected demand.
Advancement by entering the labour market
The Hartz reforms of 2003 to 2005 are among the most far-reaching labour market reforms in recent German history. On the one hand, critics criticise the negative consequences of a large low-wage sector by European standards, in particular the fact that many workers remain in low-paid employment. On the other hand, supporters of the Hartz reforms see this as confirmation of successful activation policies.
Under the direction of DIW Econ Senior Research Associate Prof Dr Timm Bönke, DIW Econ is examining the impact of the activation policy aspects of the Hartz reforms on behalf of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and the Labour Market and Social Security Panel (PASS), they conducted extensive analyses of thousands of unemployment biographies of people who have managed to enter the labour market since the 2005 labour market reforms.
The low-wage sector in Germany – Trap or springboard for employees?
Around the turn of the millennium, the number of unemployed people in Germany increased significantly. As a result, the then Federal Government favoured the emergence of a relatively large low-wage sector through various labour market reforms.
Under the direction of Dr Markus M. Grabka, DIW Econ conducted a comprehensive analysis of the structure of the low-wage sector and the associated mobility dynamics based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).