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 2021
All descriptions are in German unless indicated as English
The dark secret of chocolate – How can we support sustainable cocoa cultivation?
by Gunther Bensch und Kathrin Kaestner
Gender structures in times of crisis – How can equality be promoted even in exceptional situations?
von Rebecca Leber und Anna Werbeck
Career planning and birth gap: How can studies, career and family be brought into a better balance?
von Matthias Westphal und Daniel Kamhöfer (Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE))
Optimal income distribution in times of technological change – how to design inclusive labor markets (in English)
von Myrielle Gonschor und Philip Schacht
Topics of the past years
Participating researchers of the RWI
Gunther Bensch
Philipp Breidenbach
Fabian Dehos
Simon Decker
Gökay Demir
Roland Döhrn
Lea Eilers
Rebecca Fehn
Myrielle Gonschor
Corinna Hentschker
Lisa Höckel
Marco Horvarth
Philipp Jäger
Kathrin Kaestner
Ingo Kolodziej
Rebecca Leber
Fernanda Martinez Flores
Philip Schacht
Stephan Sommer
Christina Vonnahme
Anna Werbeck
Matthias Westphal
