The number of newly founded companies in the energy section without any employees (who pay social insurance contributions (essc)) amounts to approx. 95%.

The total number of companies within the energy supply section more than doubled…

The project explores and develops scientific basis for a systemic monitoring and modelling of the bioeconomy (BE) in Germany. The three year project, led by University of Kassel, is sponsored by the German Ministry of Education and…

While the number and share of companies in the service sections of professional, scientific and technical activities and administrative and support service activities is rising, the share of the wholesale and retail trade section is…

During an one-week stay in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Anett Großmann has jointly developed an Excel-Tool for impact analysis with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan. During the training, theoretical…

The proceedings of the 8th Input-Output Workshop 2016 is now ready to download. The proceedings summarizes the workshop that took place from March 31st to April 1st 2016 in Osnabrück.

The aim of the workshop was to bring together…

“Environmental protection is very important in your company. This is emphasized by the entry in the registry of the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme.”, congratulates Eckhard Lammers, head of the department of environment in the…

Share of newly erected dwellings in detached houses falls to 39%

In times of low interest rates, the construction or purchase of housing appears financially very attractive. Real estate investment projects offer a high return on…

2016 is expected to end with a real growth rate of GDP of 1.9%, which is nearly the upper bound of the GWS-outlook of January, 2016. This growth rate was mainly caused by very dynamic domestic consumption expenditures – induced by both,…

The Germans spend more money on fireworks than on many other consumer goods. Since 2005 the New Year's sales of fireworks have grown by almost 40 %. Even the economic and financial crisis has not overshadowed the noisy amusement: In 2010,…

The Germans love their Christmas trees. It is the symbol of Christmas guaranteeing conviviality. It is therefore, that a growing number of households decide to purchase a Christmas tree. The number of sold trees started with 24 million in…