Can there be a diversity premium in the housing market?
Rachel Cho, Hisham Farag, Christoph Görtz, Danny McGowan, Huyen Nguyen, Max Schröder
Economics Observatory,
June
2025
Abstract
Research using historical data from Northern Ireland indicates that house prices are higher in more diverse neighbourhoods. Housing policy should focus on regenerating neighbourhoods, improving public services and fostering social integration.
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IWH-Tarif-Check: Keine realen Netto-Tariflohnzuwächse für Beschäftigte im Öffentlichen Dienst
Oliver Holtemöller, Birgit Schultz
IWH-Tarif-Check,
No. 1,
2025
Abstract
*** Steigende Sozialabgaben und Inflation fressen Gehaltsplus der Beschäftigten bei Bund und Kommunen auf *** Die Tarifvertragsparteien des Öffentlichen Dienstes von Bund und Kommunen haben sich am vergangenen Wochenende auf einen neuen Tariflohnabschluss mit einer Laufzeit von 27 Monaten geeinigt: Demnach steigen im April 2025 die Löhne um 3,0%, jedoch mindestens um 110 Euro je Monat. Im Mai 2026 gibt es dann nochmals eine Tariflohnerhöhung um 2,8% sowie eine Erhöhung der Jahressonderzahlung und ab 2027 einen zusätzlichen Urlaubstag.
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26.09.2024 • 27/2024
Services stabilise the East German economy – Implications of the Joint Economic Forecast Autumn 2024 and of Länder data from recent publications of the Statistical Offices
In 2024, the East German economy is expected to grow by 0.2%, while it will decline by 0.1% in Germany as a whole. The Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) is forecasting an East German growth rate of 0.7% in 2025, and a rate of 1.2% in 2026. According to the IWH forecast, the unemployment rate in eastern Germany is likely to be 7.5% in 2024 as well as 2025 and 7.2% in 2026.
Oliver Holtemöller
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