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Italy must foster high growth industries

Gebauer, Stefan; Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kriwoluzky, … - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 7/9, pp. 65-74

an efficient innovation system or substantial R&D investments, were ignored. Going forward, governmental reforms should …

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Competitiveness and Convergence: Trade, Merger Control, Industry, and Innovation. Reports

Rieth, Malte; Duso, Tomaso; Gornig, Martin; Werwatz, Axel; … - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 16/18, pp. 140-147

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The Greek private sector remains full of untapped potential

Kritikos, Alexander S.; Handrich, Lars; Mattes, Anselm - In: DIW Weekly Report 8 (2018) 29, pp. 263-272

Private businesses' nominal value added in Greece has fallen by 38 percent over the last ten years. Micro firms were hit particularly hard. Despite efforts to stabilize the macroeconomic environment, there are only weak signs of recovery. Future prospects are not much better, as-with the...

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Plans for expanding nuclear power plants lack technological and economic foundations

Wimmers, Alexander; Böse, Fanny; Kemfert, Claudia; … - In: DIW Weekly Report 13 (2023) 10/11, pp. 91-100

In mid-April 2023, the final three nuclear power plants in Germany will be taken offline permanently. At the same time … reactors in Germany. A similar debate is taking place in many other countries in the context of the climate crisis. Since the …

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At opposite poles: How the success of the Green Party and AfD reflects the geographical and social cleavages in Germany

Franz, Christian; Fratzscher, Marcel; Kritikos, Alexander - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 34, pp. 289-300

Party surged in West German districts, while the AfD further consolidated its successes in East Germany. Investigating …. Thus, the Green Party and the AfD reflect polarities not only in the political arena, but also in Germany's new social …

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At opposite poles: How the success of the Green Party and AfD reflects the geographical and social cleavages in Germany

Franz, Christian; Fratzscher, Marcel; Kritikos, Alexander - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 34, pp. 289-300

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Natural gas supply: No need for another Baltic Sea pipeline

Neumann, Anne; Göke, Leonard; Holz, Franziska; … - In: DIW Weekly Report 8 (2018) 27, pp. 241-248

The construction of a second Baltic Sea natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany (Nord Stream 2) is very … that it is a profitable, private-sector investment project that is necessary to secure natural gas supplies for Germany and … gas supplies for Germany and Europe. The energy consumption forecasts on which the project is based, especially the EU …

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Successful climate protection via rapid coal phaseout in Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia

Göke, Leonard; Kittel, Martin; Kemfert, Claudia; … - In: DIW Weekly Report 8 (2018) 33, pp. 301-311

Power generation from lignite and hard coal was responsible for more than a quarter of German greenhouse gas emissions in 2016. Of all federal states, North Rhine-Westphalia is by far the largest carbon emitter. The Growth, Structural Change and Regional Development Commission (also known as...

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Women on high-level boards of banks and insurance companies: Growth coming to a standstill on supervisory boards

Holst, Elke; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 3, pp. 33-45

The proportion of women on executive boards of the 100 largest banks stagnated at almost nine percent in 2018. In the 60 largest insurance companies, the proportion increased by a good percentage point to almost ten percent. While growth on executive boards has been weakening in past years, it...

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Increasing Number of Women on Supervisory Boards of Major Companies in Germany: Executive Boards Still Dominated by Men

Holst, Elke; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 3, pp. 17-32

boards of the 200 highest-performing companies in Germany increased by over two percentage points to 27 percent the past year …

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