This study estimates the establishment-level employment effects of investment grants in Germany. In addition to the average treatment effect for the treated, we focus on discrimination in the funding rules as potential source of effect heterogeneity. We combine the difference-in-differences...

This paper examines the effect of CoCo bonds that qualify as additional tier 1 capital on bank fundamentals. The results reveal a significant reduction in the distance to insolvency following the hybrid bond issuance due to increased earnings volatility. Further analyses suggest a link between...

The Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) is a member of AIECE (Association d'Instituts Europeens de Conjoncture Economique/Association of European Conjuncture Institutes), an association of independent European institutes involved in surveying economic conditions and developments, and in...

In recent years, the impacts of climate change become increasingly evident, both in magnitude and frequency. The design and implementation of adequate climate adaptation policies play an important role in the macroeconomic policy discourse to assess the impact of climate change on regional and...

Der Angriff Russlands auf die Ukraine hat die wirtschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen in Europa drastisch verschlechtert. Die Preise für Rohstoffe und Energie und hier besonders für Erdgas sind stark gestiegen, die Sanktionen bringen den Handel mit Russland, der über Energielieferungen hinausgeht,...

Die weltwirtschaftliche Erholung verlief bereits zu Beginn des Jahres gedämpft, und auch im Sommerhalbjahr ist die Weltwirtschaft verschiedenen schweren Belastungen ausgesetzt, die die Preise stark steigen lassen. Erneute Produktionsstilllegungen im Zuge der chinesischen Null-Covid-Strategie...

Bank regulators interfere with the efficient allocation of resources for the sake of financial stability. Based on this trade-off, I compare how different capital requirements affect default probabilities and the allocation of market shares across heterogeneous banks. In the model, banks‘...