News from the IAW
German shadow economy expected to grow in 2010: According to new estimates by Professor Friedrich Schneider (University of Linz) and the IAW, the German shadow economy is expected to grow by 2 % in 2010. The estimated volume of the shadow economy in relation to official gross domestic product remains constant. [ more ]
IAW Policy Reports No. 3 to No. 5 released:
- Andreas Koch, Jochen Späth:
Die Bedeutung von Unternehmensgründungen für die Entwicklung der Qualifikations-, Alters- und Lohnstruktur der Arbeitsplätze in Baden-Württemberg
Kurzfassung der IAW-Studie im Auftrag des Wirtschaftsministeriums Baden-Württemberg, Juli, 2010 [127 kB] - Andreas Koch, Jochen Späth:
Die Bedeutung von Unternehmensgründungen für die Entwicklung der Qualifikations-, Alters- und Lohnstruktur der Arbeitsplätze in Baden-Württemberg
IAW Policy Reports Nr. 2, Juli, 2010 [3167 kB] - Andreas Koch:
Die Bedeutung von Unternehmensgruppen in Baden-Württemberg
IAW Policy Reports Nr. 5, April, 2010 [1381 kB] - Bernhard Boockmann, Roland Döhrn, Max Groneck, Hans Verbeek:
Abschätzung des Ausmaßes der Schwarzarbeit
IAW Policy Reports Nr. 4, März, 2010 [512 kB] - Christian Arndt, Björn Christensen, Nicole Gurka:
Abwanderung von Hochqualifizierten aus Baden-Württemberg
IAW Policy Report Nr. 3, März, 2010 [4040 kB]
IAW Research Reports No. 69 and No. 68 released:
- Wolf Dieter Heinbach: Tarifbindung, Lohnstruktur und tarifvertragliche Flexibilisierungspotenziale [ more ]
- Christian Arndt: Analyse und Prognose des Kirchensteueraufkommens der EKD in Deutschland mit zeitreihen- und panelökonometrischen Methoden [ more ]
New IAW Discussion Papers released:
- Bernhard Boockmann: The Combined Employment Effects of Minimum Wages and Labor Market Regulation - A Meta-analysis. IAW Discussion Paper No. 65, May, 2010 [186 kB] [ more ]
- Sabine Dann, Christine Hamacher, Martin Rosemann, Harald Strotmann: Kundenbetreuung aus einer Hand im SGB II? Integration versus Spezialisierung von Fallmanagement, Vermittlung und materiellen Leistungen. IAW Discussion Paper No.64, March, 2010 [225 kB] [ more ]
- Jörn Kleinert, Nico Zorell: Export-magnification Effect of Offshoring. IAW Discussion Paper No. 63, April, 2010 [312 kB] [ more ]
The IAW hosted the 5th Macroeconomic Research Meeting (MAREM) on March 12th-13th, 2009. [ more ]
Experts discuss the impact of financial crisis: The IAW held its annual members meeting on March 10th, 2009, at the Deutsche Bundesbank in Stuttgart. A public forum was devoted to the “Consequences of the Financial Crisis for the Economy”. Panelists included Dr. Jan Stefan Roell (Südwestmetall), Dr. Holger Schmieding (Bank of America), Dr. Volker Treier (DIHK), Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wiegard (University of Regensburg und German Council of Economic Experts). Chairperson Professor Dr. Claudia Buch (IAW).
The forum started with the award of the Norbert-Kloten-Prize for Applied Economic Research to Stephan Jank (University of Tübingen) for his Thesis on "Money Market Funds and Liquidity Risk: An Empirical Analysis of Fund Flows and Returns". The Prize is awarded annually by the IAW and the Stuttgart Regional Office of the Deutsche Bundesbank to commemorate Norbert Kloten, Chairman of the IAW Board for many years and President of Landeszentralbank Baden-Württemberg.
Another highlight was a lecture by Professor Bernd Fitzenberger Ph.D. (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) on "More Education and Training: Will It Solve Germany’s Labour Market Problems?“