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Midijob reform : increased redistribution in pension insurance : noticeable costs, relief not well targeted

Buslei, Hermann; Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 7, pp. 63-70

principle on which the pension insurance system is based. This Weekly Report investigates the financial scope of the additional …

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And yet they move : energy prices fall when key interest rates increase, despite countervailing effects

Ider, Gökhan; Kriwoluzky, Alexander; Kurcz, Frederik; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 8, pp. 73-80

regard to energy price developments: Following a 2022 Weekly Report that showed that fuel and heating costs generally fall in … the wake of an interest rate hike, this Weekly Report identifies three channels of monetary policy through energy prices … mandate. However, the ECB expresses doubts that it will be able to have an impact on the price increases. As this Weekly …

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Gender care gap and gender pay gap increase substantially until middle age

Schäper, Clara; Schrenker, Annekatrin; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 9, pp. 83-88

unpaid care work between women and men. Based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this Weekly Report shows that the …

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National hydrogen strategy : clear focus and consistent implementation necessary

Kittel, Martin; Kirchem, Dana; Schill, Wolf-Peter; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 40/42, pp. 269-278

recently presented by the German Federal Government. This Weekly Report discusses important changes in this strategy compared …

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New DIW Berlin model can nowcast the current income distribution : inequality likely to slightly increase in 2023

Bönke, Timm; Dany-Knedlik, Geraldine; Pagenhardt, Laura - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 43/44, pp. 283-289

household-level data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). The calculations in this Weekly Report show that the forecast quality …

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Broad electricity price subsidies for industry are not a suitable relief instrument

Bernhardt, Lea; Duso, Tomaso; Sogalla, Robin; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 38/39, pp. 257-265

The sharp rise in electricity prices has led to a discussion on possible subsidies for companies in the form of an industrial power tariff. The subsidies should help companies remain internationally competitive and prevent them from relocating overseas. Although German electricity prices for...

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Energy and climate scenarios paradoxically assume considerable nuclear energy growth

Hirschhausen, Christian R. von; Steigerwald, Björn; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 45/49, pp. 293-301

Most climate and energy scenarios created by international organizations and researchers include a considerable expansion of nuclear energy. In the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, for example, nuclear energy increases from a current 3,000 terawatt hours on average to over 6,000 terawatt hours in...

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Plans for expanding nuclear power plants lack technological and economic foundations

Wimmers, Alexander J.; Böse, Fanny; Kemfert, Claudia; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 10/11, pp. 91-100

In mid-April 2023, the final three nuclear power plants in Germany will be taken offline permanently. At the same time, the energy crisis resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine has fueled calls for the construction of new nuclear reactors in Germany. A similar debate is taking place in...

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Working from home facilitates stock ownership

Meister, Lorenz; Menkhoff, Lukas - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 12/13, pp. 103-109

In 2020, there were simultaneous increases in the number of private persons participating on the stock market as well as in the number of employees working from home. Indeed, working from home is a robust determinant of stock ownership and partially explains the increase in 2020, with households...

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Heating and electricity expenses : saving incentives not impacting basic income recipients

Felder, Lars; Haan, Peter; Bach, Stefan; Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 14/16, pp. 113-118

Basic income benefits cover recipients' actual heating expenses as long as they are not unusually high. In contrast, their electricity expenses are only covered via a lump sum at the standard rate. Thus, basic income recipients have weaker incentives for reducing their heating expenses than for...

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