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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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Centre for Evidence-based Policy Advice
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Joint Economic Forecast
Joint Economic Forecast The Joint Economic Forecast analyses and forecasts the economic situation in Germany. The forecasts are produced twice a year, in spring and autumn. The…
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Stellungnahme "Rentner entlasten" anlässlich der öffentlichen Anhörung des Ausschusses für Soziales, Gesundheit und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt im Sächsischen Landtag
Oliver Holtemöller, Götz Zeddies
IWH Policy Notes,
No. 2,
2025
Abstract
Mit Antrag vom 11. März 2025 fordert die BSW-Fraktion im Sächsischen Landtag, gesetzliche Renten bis zu einer Höhe von 2.000 Euro im Monat steuerlich freizustellen, um die hohen Preissteigerungen der vergangenen Jahre für diese Personengruppe auszugleichen. Ein Blick auf die Einkommenssituation von Rentnern und Arbeitnehmern zeigt allerdings, dass ein Fokus allein auf die gesetzliche Rente zu kurz greift, weil Rentnerhaushalte im Durchschnitt über weitere Einnahmequellen verfügen. Zudem müssten die Einnahmeausfälle gegenfinanziert werden, wodurch andere gesellschaftliche Gruppen zusätzlich belastet würden. Schließlich würde die steuerliche Freistellung von niedrigen und mittleren Renteneinkommen deren Empfänger gegenüber Arbeitnehmern besserstellen. Auch die Arbeitsanreize für Ältere würden gemindert. Mit der Grundsicherung im Alter steht ein zielgenaueres Instrument zur Unterstützung bedürftiger Haushalte zur Verfügung.
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10.04.2025 • 13/2025
Joint Economic Forecast 1/2025: Geopolitical turn intensifies crisis – structural reforms even more urgent
The German economy will continue to tread water in 2025. In their spring report, the leading economic research institutes forecast an increase in gross domestic product of just 0.1% for the current year. For 2026, the institutes expect gross domestic product to increase by 1.3%. In the short term, the new US trade policy and economic policy uncertainty are weighing on the German economy. The additional scope for public debt should gradually have an expansionary effect, but threatens to crowd out private consumption and private investment.
Oliver Holtemöller
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