The Container Throughput Index of RWI and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose by one point in October to 123.3. This is attributed to promising throughput increases in Chinese ports.
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How well developed are financial skills in Germany and how can they be improved? An article by Ronald Bachmann, Christian Rulff and RWI-President Christoph M. Schmidt in the Ökonomenstimme.
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Die wirtschaftliche Lage deutscher Pflegeheime hat sich seit dem Jahr 2016 stetig verschlechtert. Rund 20 Prozent lagen 2019 im „roten Bereich“ mit erhöhter Insolvenzgefahr, gut 26 Prozent schrieben einen Jahresverlust.
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Körperliche Erkrankungen wie Krebs, Herzinfarkte oder Hüftfrakturen wirken sich bei Menschen Ü50 auch anhaltend auf die geistige Fitness aus, zeigt eine RWI-Studie. Im Durchschnitt führen sie zu ähnlichen geistigen Einbußen wie eine Alterung um vier Jahre.
Die Unstatistik des Monats November ist die Darstellung der Corona-Impfdurchbrüche in verschiedenen Medienberichten. Während die Beiträge selbst klarstellen, dass die Impfdurchbrüche kein Argument gegen die Impfung sind, werden Schlagzeilen irreführend formuliert.
Dieser Text wurde den Verhandlungsparteien am 18. November 2021 für den Koalitionsvertrag zur Verfügung gestellt. Die Initiative und der Text basieren auf einem Gastbeitrag von Ottmar Edenhofer, Veronika Grimm, Andreas Löschel, Karen Pittel und RWI-Präsident Christoph M. Schmidt in der FAZ vom 12. November 2021.
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