Im Jahr 2018 feiert das RWI – Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung sein 75-jähriges Bestehen. Seit seiner rechtlichen Selbständigkeit im Jahre 1943 hat sich das RWI zu einem der führenden Zentren für wissenschaftliche Forschung und evidenzbasierte Politikberatung in Deutschland entwickelt.
Der RWI/ISL-Containerumschlag-Index bleibt ungeachtet der lauter werdenden handelspolitischen Begleitgeräusche aufwärts gerichtet. Er ist im Mai 2018 gegenüber dem Vormonat von (revidiert) 131,1 auf 133,1 gestiegen.
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Das RWI senkt seine Prognose des deutschen Wirtschaftswachstums für das Jahr 2018 gegenüber März dieses Jahres von 2,4 auf 1,8 Prozent; für 2019 erwartet es statt 1,9 jetzt 1,5 Prozent. Ursachen hierfür sind erwartete schwächere Exporte, die durch das zunehmend protektionistische Umfeld belastet werden.
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Läuft bei uns: Unter dem Motto "running with impact" startete ein Team des RWI in diesem Jahr erstmals beim Essener Firmenlauf. Dabei belegte ein Herren-Trio auf Anhieb Platz 5 von mehr als 1.700 teilnehmenden Teams.
The economy matters for everybody. At RWI we analyze what happens in the economy, why it happens, and which consequences changes in economic conditions and policies have for the individual and the society as a whole. With its research the Institute assists policy-makers and provides a basis for decision-making. It also assesses political measures. Furthermore, as a publicly funded research institute RWI wants to inform about economic issues, in a way that furthers a better understanding of economic processes among the wider public.
Hence, RWI’s research approach is multidimensional, ranging from the individual to the global economy in its research divisions "Labor Markets, Education, Population”, “Health Economics”, “Environment and Resources” and “Macroeconomics and Public Finance”. The Research Data Centre provides researchers with latest data.
RWI is a member of the Leibniz Association. It is funded by the Federal Government and the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. »
The research division provides empirical analysis on current issues in labor, population and education economics and evaluates political measures.
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Applied empirical research is a major strength of this research division, focusing on both the regulation of health care systems and individual health-related behavior.
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The research division focuses on the evaluation of environmental and energy policy using modern methods of evaluation research as well as microeconometric analyses.
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Macroeconomic analysis is one of RWI´s core research areas – comprising much more than a solid description of present economic developments.
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The research group investigates determinants of educational decisions and their returns.
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The research group undertakes empirical research on the causes and consequences of migration.
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The research group undertakes research in the fields of energy access, local environment, water, micro-finance, and gender.
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The research group focuses on sustainable economic development and on institutions and processes that are necessary for controlling and regulating such a development.
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Within the scope of its evidence-based policy advice activities RWI also examines the microeconomic backgrounds of poverty in developing countries.
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Viele RWI-Forschungsprojekte sprechen direkt oder indirekt den unaufhaltsamen demografischen Wandel an.
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This research topic´s objective is to attain fundamental knowledge about regional interdependencies in economic activity that are of importance for economic policy.
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The Research Data Centre provides internal and external researchers with individual and firm data for non-commercial research, geocodes data and compiles regional data sets.
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