Team

The Economic and Social Affairs team consists of economists, social scientists and regional economists. Our strengths are in empirical analysis, selecting and preparing information and interpreting results within the wider economic context.

Heads of division

Team

Student assistants

Amelie Ballhause, Vincent Brand, Jan Fricke, Martha Jöckel, Leon Kohorst, Marie Lange, Jonas Oster, Julia Ruschmeyer, Jurek zum Hebel

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The Monitoring Bioeconomy Report 2024 published today

This report presents indicators, trends and scenarios on the state and performance of the German bioeconomy. The aim is to identify the challenges and opportunities that policy makers need to…

Patent applications in Germany on the rise again

In 2023, the number of patent applications in Germany rose again slightly after declining since 2020. A total of 58,656 applications were filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office…

Interactive training week on macroeconomic evaluation of climate change impacts and adaptation measures

Under the Global Programme on Policy Advice for Climate Resilient Economic Development (CRED) and in cooperation with the Economic Research Institute (ERI, Kazakhstan), we have accomplished a…

42% – the market share of German wines reaches an all-time low

The market share of German wines has fallen to 42% - a historic low that points to challenges that are becoming increasingly existential. Due to rising production costs and a change in…

Price shock without effect: olive oil defies inflation

In contrast to the development of the general consumer price index, olive oil prices have risen massively over the past year. This is due to poor harvests caused by the weather and increased…

GWS at the Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG 2024) in Vienna

Maximilian Banning shared the insights of a study on the impact of the energy transition on European regions and its implications for EU cohesion at this year's NOeG annual conference in…

Urban versus rural consumption patterns

Private household consumption is a key driver of the German economy and reflects the living conditions and needs of the population. Consumer behavior strongly depends on the income situation…

With high demands also come higher weekly working hours

As part of our July 2024 figure of the month, we looked at the differences in earnings between the level of requirements by industry as a small but sometimes significant decision criterion for…