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Our figure of the month 03/2019: Export flows between Germany and Africa in imbalance

Interest in Africa increased in 2018 not only in Germany. Other countries such as Great Britain and China also became more involved in the region. There are many reasons why Europe and China are interested in Africa: creating new sales…

Our figure of the month 02/2019: Young farm managers wanted! Where the succession questions are most urgent

The structural change in agriculture is aggravated by the lack of succession. With approx. two out of three farms the question of succession was not yet regulated, so that in the meantime portals like www.hofsuchtbauer.de offer mediation…

Second general assembly of the SOCLIMPACT project

The second general assembly of the SOCLIMPACT project (www.soclimpact.org) took place 14 to 18 January 2019 on the Greek island of Crete. Next to status reports for all work packages and the establishments first physical meetings of the…

Our figure of the month 01/2019: Outlook 2019

GWS expects economic growth in Germany to range between 1.25% and 1.50%.

With 1.50 % of the price-adjusted domestic product, 2018 closed below the lower end of the forecast range of future economic development, which was published a year…

Accompanying research for the funding initiative „Energiewende im Verkehr" (BEniVer(

DEVELOPING OPTIONS FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND MARKET INTRODUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS

The accompanying scientific research project "BEniVer" comprehensively analyses the development of alternative fuels. The aim is to…

Our figure of the month at New Year's Eve 2018: How frosty or rainy was the party outside?

When we go outside at midnight on New Year's Eve, as we do every year, the question often arises: thick sweater, thick jacket and umbrella? Or relaxed with a jacket or evening gown? The weather can turn the fireworks on New Year's Eve…

Our figure of the month for Christmas 2018: Santa Claus has to go to that many children in one night

As in every year, in 2018 many children crave for the night when Santa Claus distributes the presents. But how many children does Santa has to go to in one night? As the number of Santa Claus skeptics increases with age, only the number…

GWS at COP24

GWS has been invited by the COP Presidency, the UNFCCC Secretariat and the ILO to contribute to the side event at COP24 on just transition. Ulrike Lehr presented results on regional effects of the energy transition in Germany. The program

Our figure of the month 12/2018: Are Germany's regions attractive for foreign specialists?

With advancing globalization and Germany's deep integration into world markets, jobs are increasingly internationally oriented and filled by foreign skilled workers. The employment of (highly) qualified specialists and experts from abroad…

Macroeconomic effects of the energy transition in the federal states

Previous studies come to the conclusion that the energy system transformation is accompanied by positive macroeconomic effects. But how are these effects distributed among the federal states and are there major regional differences? In…

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