In July 2021, unprecedented water levels affected Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. From July 12 to 15, 2021, a storm complex stalled over the European region, leading to heavy rain and flooding. In Germany, a month's rainfall fell within 48 hours. Soils were heavily saturated after a wet...

There are about 30 low-fertility countries globally. Germany has been a low-fertility country for more than 50 years which is longer than any other country since the lowfertility trend in other countries only began ten or twenty years ago. Low-fertility rates have mainly negative consequences...

The electricity grid includes multiple network areas managed by different operators, with transmission system operators (TSOs) handling high-voltage areas and distribution system operators managing midto low-voltage areas. These areas are interconnected and synchronized, creating classical...

This paper investigates the causal effect of global value chain (GVC)-related trade on the German labor market during the COVID-19 crisis, using a difference-in-differences approach combined with entropy balancing. The analysis of monthly establishment-level data from January 2019 to December...

Der touristische Arbeitsmarkt steht vor großen Herausforderungen, wie dem Arbeitskräftemangel oder der hohen Fluktuation der Arbeitskräfte in Folge der ausgeprägten saisonalen Schwankungen des Personalbedarfs. Hinzu kamen die Einschränkungen und Maßnahmen im Zuge der COVID-19 Pandemie....