Firms must transform production processes towards sustainable technologies in response to climate change and the emergence of policies aiming to curb carbon emissions. The energy shock due to the war in Ukraine renders this transformation not only important, but also urgent. All this requires...

Am 29.09.2022 hat die Projektgruppe Gemeinschaftsdiagnose der führenden deutschen Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitute ihr Herbstgutachten über die Entwicklung der Weltwirtschaft und der deutschen Wirtschaft vorgelegt. Mit dem Titel „Energiekrise: Inflation, Rezession, Wohlstandsverlust“...

Highly interconnected global supply chains make countries vulnerable to supply chain disruptions. In this paper, we estimate the macroeconomic effects of global supply chain shocks for the euro area. Our empirical model combines business cycle variables with data from international container...

This conference seeks to bring together innovative research related to these challenges, aiming to provide guidance to policy. In particular, we are interested in research studies (not yet published) that focus on one or more of the following topics: - Public and private investments in shaping...

Program: Session A: Welfare Reforms Session B: Higher Education Session C: Treatment Evaluation with Observational Data Session D: Unemployment Insurance & Firms Session E: Issues in the Evaluation of Field Experiments Session F: Field Experiments on Job Search Session G: Older Unemployed Workers

Program: Session A: European Union Perspectives Session B: Receiving Countries' Perspectives I Session C: Receiving Countries' Perspectives II Session D: Sending Countries' Perspectives I Session F: Migration, Crisis and Adjustment in an Enlarged E(M)U

The backlog of energy transactions built up during the crisis is starting to clear but there is still an important role for ECAs, development banks and multilateral institutions to play; particularly in emerging markets where long-term financing from the private sector is still behind pre-crisis...

The conference agenda will focus on: - How much short term agency finance is available for exporters and local banks, and on what terms? - Multilateral and development bank assistance in a risk adverse and credit scarce financing environment - ECA coverage on export finance loans and ECA direct...

The global economic crisis has had dramatic effects on businesses active in Asia. With this in mind, ECAs, multilaterals and development banks are playing an increasing role to facilitate global trade and investments in and out of Asia. The Development and Agency Finance Asia Conference is a key...

ESSLE is designed to bring together economists in the field from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers from different universities and countries to discuss their work in a relaxed atmosphere and to develop long-term...