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Economic forecast for Baden-Württemberg for the third quarter of 2026: Signs of growth remain fragile.

The latest forecast by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) and the University of Hohenheim for real gross domestic product (GDP) in Baden-Württemberg points to a positive economic outlook for 2026. This trend could continue into the coming winter. However, the underlying indicators do not paint a uniformly positive picture. The current nowcast forecasts GDP growth of 0.4 per cent for the third quarter of 2026 – seasonally and working-day adjusted. Growth of 0.3 per cent is forecast for each of the following two quarters.

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Economic forecast for Baden-Württemberg for the third quarter of 2026: Signs of growth remain fragile.

The latest forecast by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) and the University of Hohenheim for real gross domestic product (GDP) in Baden-Württemberg points to a positive economic outlook for 2026. This trend could continue into the coming winter. However, the underlying indicators do not paint a uniformly positive picture. The current nowcast forecasts GDP growth of 0.4 per cent for the third quarter of 2026 – seasonally and working-day adjusted. Growth of 0.3 per cent is forecast for each of the following two quarters.

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September 20, 2026: Deißlingen Community Trade Show (Rottweil District).

Succession Planning. Current Situation and Local Stories (in German).

Marcel Reiner [IAW]

July 15, 2026: 20th SGB II Forum – “Networking. Making an Impact. Thinking Ahead,” conference of the job centers in Baden-Württemberg, Eislingen.

Facilitator of the workshop ‘Binding, measurable and effective: embedding equality in the SGB II target-based management system’ (in German).

Andrea Kirchmann and Christin Schafstädt [IAW]

AI has made its way into businesses in Baden-Württemberg, but is not yet widely used.

AI already plays a visible role in businesses in Baden-Württemberg: 31 percent of businesses in the state use generative and/or non-generative AI. Generative AI accounts for the bulk of this usage: 28 percent of businesses use generative AI, placing Baden-Württemberg above the Germany-wide average of 24 percent. Non-generative AI is significantly less common, at 7 percent.

The IAW recently published these and other interesting findings on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in companies in Baden-Württemberg in the IAW Brief Report 1/2026. The analysis, based on the IAB Enterprise Panel 2025, was commissioned by the Baden-Württemberg Regional Directorate of the Federal Employment Agency.

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Jan Simon Wiemann

Personalbewegungen in Betrieben in Baden-Württemberg

Auswertung des IAB-Betriebspanels Baden-Württemberg, IAW-Kurzbericht 2/2024

Matthias Fauth, René Kalweit, Andreas Koch, Oliver Krebs, Jan Simon Wiemann

Regionalökonometrische Untersuchung zur Wirtschaftsentwicklung im Ländlichen Raum Baden-Württembergs

Abschlussbericht an das Ministerium für Ernährung, Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz Baden-Württemberg, April 2024

Bernhard Boockmann, Heidrun Braun, Maximilian Reichert, Hannah Tonn

Actors and constellations for a successful reduction in bureaucracy. An analysis based on the proposals for reducing bureaucracy made by the Regulatory Control Council of Baden-Württemberg
dms – der moderne staat – Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management, 17(1-2024), online first, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3224/dms.vXiX.340560

Jan Simon Wiemann, Lena Walser

Digitale Technologie und Weiterbildungsbedarfe

Auswertung des IAB-Betriebspanels Baden-Württemberg, IAW-Kurzbericht 2/2023

Tobias König, Lena Berner

IAW-Impulse Nr. 7/2023: Frauen in Führungspositionen 2022