On behalf of the UK Office for National Statistics, DIW Econ and London Economics have examined the productivity measures that are published by national and international statistical organisations (NISOs) around the world.
The report summarises the productivity publications of 21 NISOs and includes information on their detailed labour-, capital- and multi-factor productivity estimates and methods.
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.
The German-Japanese Expert Council on Energy System Transformation (GJETC) publishes first study results.
The experts addressed a total of four key energy policy and economic questions on energy system transformation and developed policy recommendations on this basis.
In the 2017 SME survey, Berlin companies were asked about their current economic situation and future expectations as well as investment and financing plans in a rapidly changing market environment.
The SME Survey 2017 was conducted on behalf of Berliner Sparkasse / Landesbank Berlin. The responses of around 1,750 representatives of small and medium-sized companies from the region were evaluated.
DIW Econ study: Airbnb travellers spent more than 1 billion euros on local consumption in Germany in 2016