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The Pandemic of Covid-19 – a Glance at the World
This short letter 2020/09 focuses on the worldwide Covid-19 cases. Three indicators are presented, which show the impact of the pandemic in 80 countries in different relations. Some interesting findings can be derived from this.
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Our figure of the month 08/2020: Abrupt end of the boom in the accommodation sector due to Corona
Large cities particularly hard hit, holiday regions profit from preferred German holidays
The accommodation industry in Germany is one of the sectors most affected by the corona pandemic. The ten-year dynamic growth phase is thus coming…
Our figure of the month 07/2020: Implications of COVID-19 pandemic on wholesale selling prices
The COVID-19 pandemic also has far-reaching effects on the wholesale trade, whereby the wholesale segments are affected differently.
While the consequences of the production restrictions in Germany and worldwide are mainly evident in the…
Our figure of the month 06/2020: When socially necessary services disappear: nursery schools closed – who is affected?
Worst effects of closures expected for working parents in Eastern Germany
Children are particularly affected by restrictions imposed by the Coronavirus Pandemic and so are working parents, who now have to organize other ways of child…
Discussion paper published on the fragility of the copper demand for the Chilean economy
"The fragility of the copper demand for the Chilean economy" – the new publication in the GWS Discussion Paper series – discusses the effects of a copper export decline for the Chilean economy. As part of the BMBF-funded project "Developm…
Our figure of the month 05/2020: COVID-19 – the regional importance of the hospitality industry
The effects of the coronavirus on the German economy as a whole are drastic.
In its spring projection for 2020, the Federal Ministry of Economics currently forecasts a decline in economic output of 6,3 % compared with the previous year.
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Our figure of the month 04/2020: COVID-19 and the hospitality industry
How big is the economic impact?
The coronavirus pandemic keeps Germany in a state of emergency: production stops, forced closures of shops and contact bans have severely restricted if not completely brought economic and social life to a…
Discussion paper published on the theory and methodology of counterfactual scenario building
Back to the future – the new publication in the GWS Discussion Paper series discusses the theory and methodology for creating counterfactual scenarios and applies it to a macroeconometric structural model. As part of the BMBF-funded…