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Our figure of the month 04/2022: Private consumption over the last 30 years
The Corona pandemic had a significant impact on the consumption behavior of German households. Initially, households had to adjust their spending in line with freezes and hygiene regulations. As the pandemic progressed, supply shortages…
GWS at the EU conference on modelling for policy support: recordings and presentations now available
GWS has contributed to two sessions of the 2021 EU Conference on modelling for policy support, which took place online from 22 to 26 November and was organised by the European Commission's Competence Centre of Excellence for Modelling…
New Paper published on macroeconomic impacts of climate change on the Blue Economy sectors of southern European islands
This paper presents a model-based assessment of the macroeconomic impacts of climate change on the Blue Economy of Southern European islands for different climate scenarios until the end of the century. Climate change impact chains on…
Our figure of the month 02/2022: The bicycle boom is catching on with commuters – 10% have taken up cycling or e-bikes since the pandemic
Shares of cars and public transport declining
In Germany, millions of working people commute between home and work every day. Despite the past two Covid years, the trend toward commuting is unbroken and the number of commuters continues…
Policy Brief on Climate Change Adaptation of Infrastructure in Kazakhstan published
The macroeconomic effects of adaptation measures for building and transportation infrastructure were quantified using the e3.kz model. Specifically, the impacts of the measures "(Re-)construction of storm-proofed buildings", "’Green Belt’…
Proceedings of the international conference on "Problems of forecasting socio-economic and scientific-technical development in the context of global climate change" published
Dr. Christian Lutz presented the first results from the BMWi-funded project Low Carbon Leakage at the international conference, which took place in Russia and online in November 2021. The presentation "Socio-economic impacts of ambitious…