This study – commissioned by Airbus – provides an assessment of the economic impact of public contracts awarded to the development, manufacturing, and maintenance of military aircraft and spacecraft in Germany.
For this purpose, DIW Econ developed a model of the German defence aerospace industry and its complex supply chain.
In the context of the SME Survey 2017 of the Berliner Sparkasse, DIW Econ has looked at the topic of digitisation in a focus analysis. For the first time, a digitisation index for Berlin and the surrounding area could be determined based on the analysis results. The index reflects both the state of digitisation as the current status and the progress of digitisation as the digitisation dynamics.
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.