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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 Report No. 1 released:

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:

  • Raimund Krumm, Harald Strotmann: The Impact of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions on Job Creation and Destruction. IAW Discussion Paper No. 61, February, 2010 [411 kB] [ more ]
  • Anselm Mattes: International M&A: Evidence on Effects of Foreign Takeovers. IAW Discussion Paper No. 60, February, 2010 [455 kB] [ more ]
  • Anselm Mattes: The Impact of Horizontal and Vertical FDI on Labor Demand for Different Skill Groups. IAW Discussion Paper No. 59, February, 2010 [482 kB] [ more ]
  • Peter Gottfried, Daniela Witczak: Reformoption Duale Einkommensteuer - Aufkommens- und Verteilungseffekte. IAW Discussion Paper No. 58, November, 2009 [230 kB] [ more ]
  • Peter Gottfried, Daniela Witczak: The Responses of Taxable Income Induced by Tax Cuts - Empirical Evidence from the German Taxpayer Panel. IAW Discussion Paper No. 57, November, 2009 [480 kB] [ more ]
  • Bernhard Boockmann, Stephan Thomsen, Thomas Walter: Intensifying the Use of Benefit Sanctions – An Effective Tool to Shorten Welfare Receipt and Speed up Transitions to Employment? IAW Discussion Paper No. 56, November, 2009 [980 kB] [ more ]
  • Sascha O. Becker, Karolina Ekholm, Marc-Andreas Muendler: Offshoring and the Onshore Composition of Tasks and Skills. IAW Discussion Paper No. 55, November, 2009 [388 kB] [ more ]
  • Claudia M. Buch, Iris Kesternich, Alexander Lipponer, Monika Schnitzer: Financial Constraints and the Margins of FDI. IAW Discussion Paper No. 54, November, 2009 [262 kB] [ more ]
  • Anselm Mattes, Julia Spies: Außenwirtschaftliche Verbindungen der deutschen Bundesländer zur Republik Österreich. IAW Discussion Paper No. 49, October 2009 [304 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?“

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