How significant is tourism for Berlin’s economy? The updated study, ‘Tourism as an Economic Factor in Berlin – TSA 2023’, provides a comprehensive answer to this question. Using the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), which is based on international standards set by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, the study systematically records tourist consumption expenditure and its resulting effects on value added and employment.
Tourism as an economic factor in 2024
Tourism is a key economic factor in Germany. The DIW Econ study ‘Wirtschaftsfaktor Tourismus 2024’ (Tourism as an Economic Factor 2024) analyses the industry’s current economic significance on the basis of a so-called nowcast. This is a statistical extrapolation of selected TSA result variables to the present day (2024). This is because the latest official TSA (Tourism Satellite Account) results from the Federal Statistical Office only go up to 2021 and are still significantly affected by the impact of the pandemic.
A study of the social circumstances of self-employed people in Germany
DIW Econ has successfully completed the BMAS research project ‘Investigation of the social situations of self-employed persons in Germany’, in collaboration with infas – Institute for Applied Social Sciences. As part of the project, a nationwide survey of over 2,000 self-employed individuals in main and secondary employment was conducted in 2024. The survey covered topics such as their employment situation and history, income, finances, and social security provisions.
Regional economic effects of the energy transition in the Hanover region
The energy transition is a powerful economic driver for the Hanover region. A study by DIW Econ shows that an ambitious energy transition by 2035 would result in additional investments of around €24.9 billion, €14.3 billion of which would directly benefit the Hanover region. This could generate around €9.5 billion in gross value added and create an average of around 4,100 jobs. Local budgets would also benefit significantly, with projected additional tax revenues of around €470 million.
Tourism as an economic factor in Hamburg – TSA 2019
Hamburg attracts many tourists thanks to its central location in Europe and its diverse cultural offerings. The aim of the study by DIW Econ in cooperation with TouristiCon and dwif was to calculate an update of the economic significance of the tourism industry in Hamburg for 2019 using the TSA system on behalf of Hamburg Tourism.
In addition to the tourism industry as a whole, the study also looked at the MICE segment, which consists of business-motivated tourists travelling for congresses, meetings, conferences, training courses, seminars, business events and incentive trips.