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Longer lives did not begin with an already-modern health system. In recent work with Leon Huetsch and Dirk Krueger, we argue that economic growth first

Degree-level education can offer a route out of poverty, for graduates as well as their children. To reduce both cross-sectional and intergenerational inequality, improving public

By Marcel Beyer, Hermann Buslei, Peter Haan, and Alexander Ludwig We present a quantitative estimate of the demand for insurance in Germany with a particular

The starting point for today’s considerations is the observed high inflation, the trend reversal in the key interest rates of all central banks over the

By Daniel Harenberg and Alexander Ludwig This blog is also published as “Why an ageing population doesn’t mean soaring inflation”, Oxford Economics Research Briefing, 25

Nach anfänglichem Zögern sind die Maßnahmen der Bundesregierung, sich in europäischer Zusammenarbeit an den Sanktionen zu beteiligen und durch Waffenlieferungen direkt Hilfe bereitzustellen, die angemessene

Kurzfassung:Der Vertrag der Ampel-Koalition sieht vor, dass in der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung alle Linien gehalten werden: Beitragssatz, Rentenniveau und Renteneintrittsalter sollen konstant bleiben. Die Rechnung kann

Vortrag auf der LCOY Konferenz, 16. Oktober 2021 Dem Vortrag liegen diese Folien zugrunde. Liebes Publikum, liebes LCOY-Organisationsteam, ich bedanke mich für die Möglichkeit, heute

by Francesco Caselli, Alexander Ludwig and Rick van der Ploeg This blog is also published as Vox column. Here is an interview on the book.

by Raphael Abiry, Marien Ferdinandusse, Alexander Ludwig and Carolin Nerlich In our research we examine whether central banks ‑ a monetary authority ‑ can effectively

von Johannes Geyer (DIW, Berlin), Peter Haan (DIW und FU, Berlin) und Alexander Ludwig Dieser Blog basiert auf dem ICIR Policy Letter August 2021. Eine

Update, August 29, 2021 I am convinced that it is the wrong public health policy to roll out the vaccines as a mass vaccination program.

Update, February 16, 2021 The February 13 Economist’s headline article brings it to the point: even in countries like China and New Zealand a no-/zero-covid

There are numerous instances in the pandemic where, in my view, emerging trade-offs are inappropriately resolved. For instance, in light of the many research findings