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Our figure of the month 08/2018: Change in the labour force by district type and gender
Labour shortages are already restricting economic development in parts of the economy. With regard to current demographic developments and the imminent withdrawal of the "baby boomers" from the labour market the issue of limited labour…
Development Planning Training Course (June 3rd to 22nd 2018, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolei((
In course of the Economic Governance for Equitable Growth (EG4EG)-project, Anett Großmann and Frank Hohmann assisted the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in Mongolia. During a 3-weeks training in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), a model building plan for…
Our figure of the month 07/2018: Housing situation of tenants and owners by household size
The coalition agreement of the current federal government provides for support for families in the acquisition of residential property in the form of so-called "building child benefit". Various criteria were discussed for the allocation…
Transforming energy markets – GWS at IAEE 2018
This year, the international IAEE conference took place for the 41st time from 11th to 13th June, 2018, in which GWS participated with two contributions. The Dutch university city Groningen was hosting the event. Christian Lutz presented…
Our figure of the month 06/2018: Influence of the Men's World Cup on beverages retail trade
A glance at the monthly retail sales figures indicates that the old German saying that "King football rules the world" still applies today. More precisely, the figures for the various economic sectors in retail trade adjusted by the…
GWS participates in German-Algerian Energy Partnership
The German-Algerian Energy Partnership has been initiated between the German Ministry of Economics, Social Affairs and Energy and the Algerian Energy Ministry. As important part of this partnership, the first German-Algerian Energy Day…
Our figure of the month 05/2018: EMAS registered organisations in Germany
An environment-oriented corporate policy becomes increasingly important for the future of both, the environment and the company. A “green” policy takes advantage of growing market opportunities due to increased environmental awareness…
Our figure of the month 04/2018: Regional distribution of pig farms and pig stock
The German policy and economy are preparing for the African swine fever (ASF), which is expected to reach German ground. Coming from Eastern Europe, the epidemic is coming closer to Germany – in early 2018 a case was proven approx. 300 km…
Climate Change Adaptation in Blue Economy Sectors of European Islands
The project “DownScaling CLImate imPACTs and decarbonisation pathways in EU islands and enhancing socioeconomic and non-market evaluation of Climate Change for Europe, for 2050 and beyond” is an interdisciplinary research project funded…