ifo DICE Report 1/2020

In this issue we present different approaches and perspectives on how countries within and outside the EU could and should prevent carbon leakage by adjusting the carbon price at the border.

Carbon Pricing

Although the challenge is a global one, solutions are usually found at the country level and sometimes even differ within one country. In the ifo DICE Report 1/2020, we present articles by leading scholars in this field, describing the different approaches in selected countries and their results.

Database Article

This article describes carbon pricing approaches and their implementation in an international comparison. As shown, nations differ not only as to their carbon emission levels in various dimensions (over time, cumulative, per capita, etc.) but also as to their choice of carbon pricing methods.

ifo DICE Report 4/2019

In this issue we present different government policies and strategies used to promote innovation and provide incentives to companies to invest in research and development. We illustrate important policies and highlight their effectiveness and consequences.  

Innovation Policy

Innovation is an important driver of economic growth and prosperity globally. Governments can implement different policies to promote innovation and company investments into research and development. This issue illustrates various policies that national governments implement and highlights their effectiveness and consequences. 

New Data Available

The DICE Database features new datasets on the following topics

ifo DICE Report 3/2019

In this issue we present insights on the fundamental changes in the economic and political system in the former Eastern bloc and summarize important insights that the field in economics has gained from this transition process.

Institutions and Economics: 30 Years After the Fall of the Iron Curtain

The fall of the Iron Curtain 30 years ago marked the beginning of a fundamental change in the economic and political system in the former Eastern bloc. The goal of the numerous reforms was the transition from a planned into a market economy as well as the end of the one-party rule and democratic reforms. This issue looks at these changes retrospectively and summarizes the key insights gained.

New Data Available

The DICE Database features new datasets on the following topics

ifo DICE Report 2/2019

In this issue we present insights on different reform proposals for Europe and a comparison of entrepreneurial ecosystems in various countries.

Fiscal Rules for Europe

The financial crisis has put the European Union to the test. Compliance with the Financial and Stability Pact, which should be a central element of budgetary discipline, has been de facto suspended by many countries. However, a monetary union without common budgetary discipline is not sustainable in the longer term. The ifo DICE Report 2/2019 presents proposals to increase budgetary discipline in the euro area.

New Data Available

The DICE Database features new datasets on the following topics

ifo DICE Report 1/2019

In this issue we present insights on different deposit insurance systems and offer a novel suggestion how to design a European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS). 

Deposit Insurance

Worldwide, the financial crisis has led to a significant expansion of deposit insurance. Nonetheless, a European desposit insurane scheme (EDIS) is still lacking. The new DICE Report presents an overview of the design of deposit insurance systems in various countries and offers a suggestion for the design of EDIS. 

New Data Available

The DICE Database features new datasets on the following topics

ifo DICE Report 4/2018

In this issue we compare different levels and characteristics of minimum wages across countries and discuss their effects.

Minimum Wages Across Countries

Minimum wages remain a controversial policy tool. Their effects on employment in particular are widely debated both by academics and politicians. Research is inconclusive and often depends on the specific context and the research methodology applied. While most EU member states have minimum wages in place, there are a few member states that do not have a minimum wage. Germany has only recently introduced a minimum wage in 2015 and large negative employment effects seem not to have occurred. This Forum illustrates the implementation and effects of the minimum wage from the perspective of different European countries.

New data available

The DICE Database features new datasets on the following topics.

• Minimum Wage Exemptions

• Overview of Minimum Wages in Industrialised Countries (2018)