RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
The RWI has been a partner of the YES! – Young Economic Summit since 2018.

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RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research is a leading centre for economic research and evidence-based policy advice in Germany and member of the Leibniz Association.
The economy matters to everybody. At RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research 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 policymakers 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”. Our Research Data Centre provides researchers with the latest data.
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Topics of the past years
Topics 2022
Gender gaps: Are all men created equal?
by Matthias Westphal and Daniel Kamhöfer (Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE))
Primary School – Check! What’s next?
by Friederike Hertweck and Lisa Höckel
How can we set Taxes, instead of Lockdowns, in order to Reduce Deaths during Pandemics?
by Arijit Ghosh
Climate Change and the flood – how can economic approaches support sustainable behavioral changes?
by Delia Niehues and Stephan Sommer
Sozialer Aufstieg durch Bildung – Förderung der Chancengleichheit von Arbeiterkindern beim Hochschulzugang
by Rick Glaubitz and Johannes Hollenbach
Floods, Droughts, and Wildfires: How do we adapt to extreme weather events?
by Fernanda Martínez Flores and David Zuchowski
Participating researchers
Gunther Bensch
Philipp Breidenbach
Fabian Dehos
Simon Decker
Gökay Demir
Roland Döhrn
Lea Eilers
Rebecca Fehn
Rick Glaubitz
Myrielle Gonschor
Arijit Ghosh
Corinna Hentschker
Friederike Hertweck
Lisa Höckel
Johannes Hollenbach
Marco Horvarth
Philipp Jäger
Kathrin Kaestner
Ingo Kolodziej
Rebecca Leber
Fernanda Martinez Flores
Delia Niehues
Philip Schacht
Stephan Sommer
Christina Vonnahme
Anna Werbeck
Matthias Westphal
David Zuchowski