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Public investment a key prerequisite for private sector activity

Clemens, Marius; Goerge, Marius; Michelsen, Claus - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 31, pp. 255-261

Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, in the euro area investment is still below the pre-crisis level. Public and … private investment growth is so weak that capital per worker (capital intensity) has virtually remained constant. An increase … in public investment activity could ultimately stimulate private investment. Estimates for the euro area show that an …

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European Green Deal: Using ambitious climate targets and renewable energy to climb out of the economic crisis

Hainsch, Karlo; Göke, Leonard; Kemfert, Claudia; Oei, … - In: DIW Weekly Report 10 (2020) 28/29, pp. 303-310

The European Green Deal, initiated by the EU Commission, is a package of measures aimed at decarbonization and sustainable economic development with the goal of making the European Union climate neutral by 2050. To achieve this goal, the emission reductions target must be increased from 40...

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Nuclear power worldwide: Development plans in newcomer countries negligible

Sorge, Lars; Kemfert, Claudia; von Hirschhausen, … - In: DIW Weekly Report 10 (2020) 11, pp. 163-172

At just 4.4 percent, the contribution made by nuclear power to meeting the world's primary energy requirements is marginal and on the decline. The current nuclear power fleet is outdated with around 200 plants due to be phased out over the next ten years compared to as few as 46 new nuclear...

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