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Die Abteilung Weltwirtschaft im DIW sucht nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine studentische Hilfskraft (w/m/div) für 8 Wochenstunden.

Die im DIW Berlin angesiedelte forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP) sucht für das in Kooperation mit der Universität Bremen durchgeführte Zusammenhaltspanel zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine studentische Hilfskraft (w/m/div) für 10 Wochenstunden.

Ihre Aufgabe ist die Mitwirkung bei der umfragemethodischen Erforschung der Daten des Zusammenhaltspanels, inklusive der Aufbereitung, Prüfung, Analyse und Visualisierung von längsschnittlichen und experimentellen Daten. Dabei sind Sie direkt in ein laufendes Datenerhebungsprojekt eingebunden, nehmen unterstützend an der Forschungstätigkeit im Projekt teil und lernen so den ganzen Prozess von der Datenerhebung bis zur Publikation von Forschungsergebnissen kennen.

Die Expertenkommission hat einen Vorschlag für eine deutsche Gaspreisbremse unterbreitet, die eine Einmalzahlung mit einer Deckelung der Gaspreise kombiniert. Karsten Neuhoff, Leiter der Abteilung Klimapolitik im DIW Berlin und Mitglied der Expertenkommission, kommentiert die Gaspreisbremse wie folgt:

Die vorgeschlagene Gaspreisbremse soll zum einen die Verbraucher*innen und Unternehmen entlasten, zum anderen aber auch Anreize zum Gassparen setzen, weil wir mindestens 20 Prozent Gas sparen müssen, um durch den Winter zu kommen. Für dieses Jahr ist eine einmalige Erstattung des Abschlags im Dezember vorgesehen, ab März werden Gaspreise für Verbraucher*innen dann auf 12 Cent pro Kilowattstunde beschränkt. Dadurch, dass aber nur 80 Prozent des Vorjahresverbrauchs gedeckelt sind, bleiben dabei die Anreize zum Gassparen aufrechterhalten. Insgesamt ist diese Lösung relativ leicht und schnell umzusetzen.

Mit der deutschen Gaspreisbremse ist aber das eigentliche Problem der enormen Kosten durch hohe Großhandelspreise noch nicht gelöst. Daher ist es zentral, die vorgeschlagenen Maßnahmen in ein europäisches Maßnahmenpaket zu integrieren. Nur auf europäischer Ebene können wir die Kosten tatsächlich reduzieren. Dazu halte ich einen europäischen Preisdeckel auf den Großhandelsmarkt für eine wirksame Möglichkeit. Er beschränkt die Einkaufskosten für Gas. Der Vorschlag der deutschen Gaspreisbremse zeigt, dass es möglich ist, die notwendigen Anreize zum Gassparen zu erhalten. Somit können Versorgungssicherheit und Bezahlbarkeit in Einklang gebracht werden.

In Germany, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) leads in coordinating the government’s bilateral development policy priorities and positions. These are then operationalised and carried out in the form of distinct interventions by implementing agencies. The article engages with the different dimensions of cooperation and coordination of the German development finance landscape.

In Germany, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) leads in coordinating the government’s bilateral development policy priorities and positions. These are then operationalised and carried out in the form of distinct interventions by implementing agencies. The article engages with the different dimensions of cooperation and coordination of the German development finance landscape.

In Germany, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) leads in coordinating the government’s bilateral development policy priorities and positions. These are then operationalised and carried out in the form of distinct interventions by implementing agencies. The article engages with the different dimensions of cooperation and coordination of the German development finance landscape.

In 2014, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauretania and Niger established a new regional organisation—the G5 Sahel (“le groupe de cinq pays du Sahel”). This chapter examines and explains the creation of the G5 Sahel. It also analyses the role the European Union and its member states played in promoting the establishment and evolution of the regional organisation. The analysis finds that a regional power vacuum, demands from the G5 Sahel member states, and vital support by the EU and its member states are key explanatory factors for the creation of the G5 Sahel.

In 2014, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauretania and Niger established a new regional organisation—the G5 Sahel (“le groupe de cinq pays du Sahel”). This chapter examines and explains the creation of the G5 Sahel. It also analyses the role the European Union and its member states played in promoting the establishment and evolution of the regional organisation. The analysis finds that a regional power vacuum, demands from the G5 Sahel member states, and vital support by the EU and its member states are key explanatory factors for the creation of the G5 Sahel.

In 2014, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauretania and Niger established a new regional organisation—the G5 Sahel (“le groupe de cinq pays du Sahel”). This chapter examines and explains the creation of the G5 Sahel. It also analyses the role the European Union and its member states played in promoting the establishment and evolution of the regional organisation. The analysis finds that a regional power vacuum, demands from the G5 Sahel member states, and vital support by the EU and its member states are key explanatory factors for the creation of the G5 Sahel.

Der Alfred-Nobel-Gedächtnispreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften geht in diesem Jahr an die drei US-Ökonomen Ben Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond und Philip H. Dybvig. DIW-Präsident Marcel Fratzscher kommentiert die Entscheidung wie folgt:

-->Der Nobelpreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften an Ben Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond und Philip H. Dybvig ist eine verdiente Auszeichnung an der Schnittstelle der Makroökonomie zu den Finanzmärkten. Alle drei US-Ökonomen haben in ihrer Forschung die Bedeutung von Finanzmärkten, Schulden und Psychologie für Banken- und Finanzkrisen herausgearbeitet und betont. Diese Forschung ist höchst politikrelevant und heute die Grundlage für Entscheidungen der Zentralbanken weltweit, allen voran der US-Notenbank Fed und der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB). Ben Bernanke hat selbst als Chef der US-Notenbank während der globalen Finanzkrise in den Jahren 2008 und 2009 eine zentrale Rolle gespielt. Ihm ist es gelungen, global eine noch viel tiefere Krise zu verhindern, und er konnte sich dabei auf seine Forschung, vor allem der globalen Depression von 1929 bis 1933, stützen. Er ist ein Vorbild und herausragendes Beispiel dafür, wie wichtig und zielführend die Verbindung von Wissenschaft und Wirtschaftspolitik sein kann. Dies unterstreicht damit die Bringschuld der Wissenschaft für die reale Welt.

The EU and the Mercosur trade bloc announced a free trade agreement in 2019, however the deal has yet to be ratified. Frederik Stender writes that with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine bringing the EU’s geostrategic partnerships back into focus, there is movement towards reviving the Mercosur agreement. Yet key obstacles remain, and it is unlikely there will be any breakthrough in the near future.

The EU and the Mercosur trade bloc announced a free trade agreement in 2019, however the deal has yet to be ratified. Frederik Stender writes that with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine bringing the EU’s geostrategic partnerships back into focus, there is movement towards reviving the Mercosur agreement. Yet key obstacles remain, and it is unlikely there will be any breakthrough in the near future.

The EU and the Mercosur trade bloc announced a free trade agreement in 2019, however the deal has yet to be ratified. Frederik Stender writes that with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine bringing the EU’s geostrategic partnerships back into focus, there is movement towards reviving the Mercosur agreement. Yet key obstacles remain, and it is unlikely there will be any breakthrough in the near future.

Three interlinked crises of global dimension—climate change, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable food systems—put increasingly high pressures on land and people. Identified as the land use trilemma because they occur simultaneously and require integrated solutions, these major challenges must be addressed in rural areas. Approaches that focus on one of these crises in isolation insufficiently address the complexity of these challenges which have important social, ecologi-cal, and economic implications. Integrated solutions or multidimensional, multiple win–win strategies must be developed. The Global North increasingly recognises the need to take responsibility for the global ecological emergency that is emerging predominately as the result of its past and present actions (Hickel, 2020). Inhabitants of the Global North have begun to understand the consequences of their high living standards as an out-come linked to the economic growth paradigm now pursued in many parts of the world. While most countries in the Global South remain within their boundary fair shares, they have started to follow the Global North’s path, amplifying their con-tribution to the ecological crisis. Hence, transformation strategies in rural areas need to be elaborated and applied in all parts of the world. In this study, we explore agroecology as a holistic approach for agri-food sys-tem transformation and sustainable rural development. Our aim is to contribute to a better understanding of how the Global North can translate recognition of its responsibility as a key contributor to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and un-sustainable food systems globally into action locally. These local actions must be informed by greater awareness about positive and negative distance effects (tele-coupling) in the Global South and, more precisely, local requirements and oppor-tunities for the global co-creation of knowledge to foster the Global North’s ability to take action with and for the Global South. We anticipate a growing need for joint North–South learning and co-creation of knowledge to “think globally and act locally” in an interconnected world. While agroecology’s potential is increasingly recognised, its actual contribu-tions in the Global North and implication for rural development are not yet well understood. Firstly, important knowledge gaps and misunderstandings exist con-cerning the concept and its approach. This is particularly evident in the fact that a standard definition and certification system, as used in organic farming does not exist for products grown according to agroecological principles. Methodologies for assessing agroecological practices and measuring the reduction of negative local and distant effects in the Global South have not yet been put into practise.

Three interlinked crises of global dimension—climate change, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable food systems—put increasingly high pressures on land and people. Identified as the land use trilemma because they occur simultaneously and require integrated solutions, these major challenges must be addressed in rural areas. Approaches that focus on one of these crises in isolation insufficiently address the complexity of these challenges which have important social, ecologi-cal, and economic implications. Integrated solutions or multidimensional, multiple win–win strategies must be developed. The Global North increasingly recognises the need to take responsibility for the global ecological emergency that is emerging predominately as the result of its past and present actions (Hickel, 2020). Inhabitants of the Global North have begun to understand the consequences of their high living standards as an out-come linked to the economic growth paradigm now pursued in many parts of the world. While most countries in the Global South remain within their boundary fair shares, they have started to follow the Global North’s path, amplifying their con-tribution to the ecological crisis. Hence, transformation strategies in rural areas need to be elaborated and applied in all parts of the world. In this study, we explore agroecology as a holistic approach for agri-food sys-tem transformation and sustainable rural development. Our aim is to contribute to a better understanding of how the Global North can translate recognition of its responsibility as a key contributor to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and un-sustainable food systems globally into action locally. These local actions must be informed by greater awareness about positive and negative distance effects (tele-coupling) in the Global South and, more precisely, local requirements and oppor-tunities for the global co-creation of knowledge to foster the Global North’s ability to take action with and for the Global South. We anticipate a growing need for joint North–South learning and co-creation of knowledge to “think globally and act locally” in an interconnected world. While agroecology’s potential is increasingly recognised, its actual contribu-tions in the Global North and implication for rural development are not yet well understood. Firstly, important knowledge gaps and misunderstandings exist con-cerning the concept and its approach. This is particularly evident in the fact that a standard definition and certification system, as used in organic farming does not exist for products grown according to agroecological principles. Methodologies for assessing agroecological practices and measuring the reduction of negative local and distant effects in the Global South have not yet been put into practise.

Three interlinked crises of global dimension—climate change, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable food systems—put increasingly high pressures on land and people. Identified as the land use trilemma because they occur simultaneously and require integrated solutions, these major challenges must be addressed in rural areas. Approaches that focus on one of these crises in isolation insufficiently address the complexity of these challenges which have important social, ecologi-cal, and economic implications. Integrated solutions or multidimensional, multiple win–win strategies must be developed. The Global North increasingly recognises the need to take responsibility for the global ecological emergency that is emerging predominately as the result of its past and present actions (Hickel, 2020). Inhabitants of the Global North have begun to understand the consequences of their high living standards as an out-come linked to the economic growth paradigm now pursued in many parts of the world. While most countries in the Global South remain within their boundary fair shares, they have started to follow the Global North’s path, amplifying their con-tribution to the ecological crisis. Hence, transformation strategies in rural areas need to be elaborated and applied in all parts of the world. In this study, we explore agroecology as a holistic approach for agri-food sys-tem transformation and sustainable rural development. Our aim is to contribute to a better understanding of how the Global North can translate recognition of its responsibility as a key contributor to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and un-sustainable food systems globally into action locally. These local actions must be informed by greater awareness about positive and negative distance effects (tele-coupling) in the Global South and, more precisely, local requirements and oppor-tunities for the global co-creation of knowledge to foster the Global North’s ability to take action with and for the Global South. We anticipate a growing need for joint North–South learning and co-creation of knowledge to “think globally and act locally” in an interconnected world. While agroecology’s potential is increasingly recognised, its actual contribu-tions in the Global North and implication for rural development are not yet well understood. Firstly, important knowledge gaps and misunderstandings exist con-cerning the concept and its approach. This is particularly evident in the fact that a standard definition and certification system, as used in organic farming does not exist for products grown according to agroecological principles. Methodologies for assessing agroecological practices and measuring the reduction of negative local and distant effects in the Global South have not yet been put into practise.

Die Abteilung Staat (Public Economics) im DIW Berlin sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine studentische Hilfskraft (w/m/div) für 10 Wochenstunden.

Wir suchen eine studentische Hilfskraft zur Unterstützung bei empirischen Analysen zu Verteilungsanalysen, Renten- und Pflegeformen. Die Tätigkeiten umfassen Unterstützung bei empirischen Analysen, Auswertungen von Daten (z.B. SOEP und SHARE), Unterstützung bei Programmierung, Verfassen von Texten und Präsentationen.