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 production costs in the countries where the oil…

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 of households and the respective settlement…

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 the choice of training and the associated…

In August, many people in Germany will start their vocational training. The Federal Statistical Office's earnings survey shows that vocational qualifications pay off in the long term. According to this survey, a completed vocational…

In February of this year, the German government adopted a carbon management strategy that regulates the storage (CCS) and use (CCU) of CO₂ for the first time. The background to this is the realization that in certain sectors, CO₂…

Private households consume energy primarily in the form of natural gas for space heating and electricity for process heating and cooling (washing and cooking as well as cooling and freezing), lighting and information and communication…

After property prices for a decade only knew one direction, they experienced a turnaround from the late summer of 2022 on. This was primarily due to the end of the ECB's zero interest rate policy and the subsequent continuous sharp rise…

Germany is facing the challenge of a profound socio-ecological transformation. Climate change, the scarcity of resources and the loss of biodiversity require a fundamental change in our society and economy in order to shape a sustainable…

Anett Großmann and Frank Hohmann are delighted to accept MEFMI's (Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa) invitation to present the use of macroeconomic models to analyze the economic impacts posed…

The construction industry, one of the most important sectors of the domestic economy, is currently in crisis. According to the Ifo Institute's business climate indicator, sentiment in the construction industry continued to deteriorate in…