Informal settlements exist in a legally contested space and the quality of - and access to - information about them has been historically limited. The open data movement promises to address this gap by offering alternative sources for information and free or low cost analytical platforms....

The global energy system is undergoing a major transition, and in energy planning and decision-making across governments, industry and academia, models play a crucial role. Because of their policy relevance and contested nature, the transparency and open availability of energy models and data...

Happiness is considered a highly desirable attribute, but whether or not individuals can actively steer their lives toward greater well-being is an open empirical question. In this study, respondents from a representative German sample reported, in text format, ideas for how they could improve...

The present quantitative study addresses Open Science practices among researchers in economics at German higher education institutions. In all, the study surveyed 300 scientists from business studies, economics, business informatics, industrial engineering and other economics-related subjects...

Starting in the 1960s with the Kennedy Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), nontariff measures (NTMs) have been replacing tariffs continuously as the core element of trade negotiations. Today they take centre stage in all EU trade agreements with industrialised and...

Die Ampelkoalition steht vor der Herausforderung, ihre energiepolitischen Ziele zu erreichen. Will sie dabei nicht scheitern, muss sie das Tempo der Energiewende deutlich steigern. Anlässlich der aktuellen energiepolitischen Debatte wurde am DIW Berlin der sogenannte Ampel-Monitor Energiewende...

Das Bewusstsein um die Relevanz von Datenkompetenzen (Data Literacy) ist für die Zukunftsfähigkeit einer Gesellschaft mittlerweile an vielen Stellen vorhanden. Doch besteht derzeit nur unzureichend Transparenz im Hinblick auf die zahlreichen Projekte, Initiativen und Angebote zur Förderung...

The so-called traffic light coalition is facing a challenge: it has set ambitious energy policy targets, but can only achieve them if the pace of the energy transition is increased significantly. To contribute to the current energy policy debate, the Ampel-Monitor Energiewende (Monitor of the...