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US inflation reduction act demands quick strategic action from the EU

Bernoth, Kerstin; Meyer, Josefin - In: DIW Weekly Report 13 (2023) 6, pp. 54-60

In August 2022, the US Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a comprehensive piece of legislation aiming to stimulate the US economy and to increase its resilience. At an estimated 430 billion euros, it is a massive government investment and spending program in the welfare state,...

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International partnerships for a just energy transition: Findings from South Africa

von Lüpke, Heiner; Aebischer, Charlotte; Bolaños, Martha - In: DIW Weekly Report 13 (2023) 5, pp. 44-49

In 2021, the G7 and South Africa agreed upon the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). This new instrument in interna- tional cooperation should support emerging and developing economies in a just energy transition and in phasing out coal. It is intended to facilitate equal partnerships...

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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 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 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 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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Plans for expanding nuclear power plants lack technological and economic foundations

Wimmers, Alexander; Böse, Fanny; Kemfert, Claudia; … - In: DIW Weekly Report 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 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 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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Reform of reduced earning capacity pension cuts risk of poverty, but comes late

Becker, Sebastian; Gehlen, Annica; Geyer, Johannes; … - In: DIW Weekly Report 13 (2023) 17/18, pp. 123-129

An accident, a chronic illness, or even a congenital disability are common causes of a loss of earning capacity. Although the loss of earned income is insured through the reduced earning capacity pension in the statutory pension insurance scheme, the amount received is so low that people with...

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Employment opportunities of refugee women in Germany are improving despite starting at a disadvantage

Cardozo, Adriana R. - In: DIW Weekly Report 13 (2023) 19/20, pp. 134-140

The majority of refugee women who arrived in Germany during the peak of the refugee crisis between 2013 and 2019 are unemployed. Using data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees, this study investigates the contributing factors for refugee women's limited labor market participation. Results...

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