Internationalisation
Internationalisation The Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH) is responsible for economic research and economic policy advice on a scientific basis. The institute…
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Nachruf Udo Ludwig
Nachruf auf Professor Dr. Udo Ludwig (1943–2024) Das Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) trauert um seinen ehemaligen Leiter der Abteilung Makroökonomik,…
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05.09.2024 • 24/2024
Moderate economic growth in the world – German economy continues to stagnate
Production in Germany has been stagnating for two years and is roughly the same level as shortly before the outbreak of the pandemic. Investment of firms is particularly weak. An important reason for fewer investments is the sluggish export business. Private households are also holding back on consumption, mainly due to concerns about the longer-term economic outlook. According to the autumn forecast of the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), gross domestic product in Germany is likely to stagnate in 2024 and to increase by 1.0% in 2025 as capacity utilisation normalises. In June, the IWH forecast had still assumed a growth of 0.3% in 2024 and of 1.5% in 2025. In East Germany, gross domestic product will increase by 0.3% this year and by 0.9% in 2025.
Oliver Holtemöller
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08.08.2024 • 23/2024
IWH-Insolvenztrend: Insolvenzzahlen erreichen im Juli Rekordwerte
Wie das Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) in einer heute veröffentlichten Analyse festgestellt hat, ist die Zahl der Insolvenzen von Personen- und Kapitalgesellschaften in Deutschland im Juli überraschend deutlich angestiegen. Besonders viele Insolvenzen gab es im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe.
Steffen Müller
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09.07.2024 • 22/2024
IWH-Insolvenztrend: Zahl der Firmenpleiten geht im Juni erneut zurück
Die Zahl der Insolvenzen von Personen- und Kapitalgesellschaften ist im Juni zum zweiten Mal in Folge gesunken. Wie das Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) mitteilt, sei die weitere Entwicklung des Insolvenzgeschehens im Sommer jedoch mit Unsicherheit behaftet.
Steffen Müller
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How Can Skill Mismatch be Measured? New Approaches with PIAAC
Daniela Ackermann-Piek, Anja Perry, Simon Wiederhold
Methods, Data, Analyses,
No. 2,
2014
Abstract
Measuring skill mismatch is problematic, because objective data on an individual skill level are often not available. Recently published data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) provide a unique opportunity for gauging the importance of skill mismatch in modern labor markets. This paper systematically compares existing measures of skill mismatch in terms of their implications for labor market outcomes. We also provide a new measure that addresses an important limitation of existing measures, namely, assigning a single competency score to individuals. We find that the importance of skill mismatch for individual earnings differs greatly, depending on the measure of mismatch used.
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