Economic Outlook
IWH Economic Outlook 2026 Slight Upturn on the Horizon, Structural Problems Remain December 11, 2025 As the year draws to a close, it remains uncertain whether the German economy…
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Advisory Board
Advisory Board The CompNet Advisory Board is composed of distinguished scholars and leading experts in the fields of productivity, competitiveness, and economic policy, and also…
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Research Articles
Research Articles Explore cutting-edge research based on CompNet’s micro-aggregated firm-level data and related analytical tools. These articles cover empirical and theoretical…
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Policy Output
Reports › CompNet’s flagship and special reports provide in-depth, data-driven analysis on productivity, competitiveness, and related economic trends, using the latest CompNet…
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Centre for Evidence-based Policy Advice
Centre for Evidence-based Policy Advice (IWH-CEP) The Centre for Evidence-based Policy Advice (IWH-CEP) of the IWH was founded in 2014. It is a platform that bundles and…
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Research Clusters
Three Research Clusters Each IWH research group is assigned to a topic-oriented research cluster. The clusters are not separate organisational units, but rather bundle the…
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FINPRO 5 Conference - Tokyo
Upcoming Event: FINPRO5 – Finance and Productivity Conference 23–24 April 2026, University of Tokyo The 5th Finance and Productivity Conference (FINPRO5), co-organised by IMF,…
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Department Profiles
Research Profiles of the IWH Departments All doctoral students are allocated to one of the four research departments (Financial Markets – Laws, Regulations and Factor Markets –…
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Alumni
Alumni IWH provides guidance and support in job placement after graduation, including letters of recommendation and career advice. Graduates have found placements in academia…
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Placement News
Placement News IWH-DPE graduate placements 2024: St Andrews and the Bank of England Eleonora Sfrappini from the Financial Markets department and Tommaso Bighelli from the…
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