New version of our paper on supply-side constraints for technology diffusion - here, improved cooking stoves - in Senegal. The take-away message is that doing business for peri-urban vendors in rural areas is expensive & reaching villages is challenging. https://t.co/F0TRwKkPxA

🆕RWI-GEO-REDC dataset on commercial real estate now extended to 2010-2023! 📊 For the first time, over a decade of listing data for offices, restaurants & warehouses available at county level – ideal for long-term & small-scale spatial analyses. ➡️ https://t.co/DS9ewrZpLy

The North Range Index, which provides an indication of economic development in the northern eurozone and Germany, fell from 112.8 (revised) to 112.1 points in March compared to the previous month. 📉

🚢 Container Throughput Index of RWI & ISL fell to a seasonally adjusted 135.3 points in March. 📉 After container throughput in European ports had already fallen in the previous month, shipping trade is now declining in almost all regions of the world. https://t.co/VegbLnM29F

Joint Economic Forecast: Geopolitical turn intensifies crisis – structural reforms even more urgent. The German economy will continue to tread water in 2025. Institute forecast shows: GDP is expected to grow by only 0.1 % in 2025 and 1.3 % in 2026. https://t.co/tW09EbLxYR

Our proposal for protocolled replicability & robustness assessments is out in Q Open. The main aim is to structure robustness reproductions, but also to extend the scope to external/construct validity as well as pre-specification checks. Comments welcome! https://t.co/0y7NrLlJiI

Our paper on self-correction in the economics literature is now out in Economic Inquiry, as part of an impressive symposium edited by @I4Replication et al. Here's the symposium: https://t.co/xF7ZYRfxak And here's our paper: https://t.co/yhiP3DFuRb

📢The 10th DENeB Workshop is happening on June 06—don’t miss out! Apply by Monday, March 10 and be part of this great event organized by @DENeB_Berlin. Keynote by @karlijnmorsink, hosted by @PIK_Climate .

In a new paper "The macroeconomic impact of asymmetric uncertainty shocks" – with co-authors @TSchmidt_TS, Blagov (@RWI_Leibniz) and Jentsch, @Rieger94 (@TU_Dortmund) – we present a new way of gauging uncertainty and measuring its economic fallout. 👇 https://t.co/w41dkIu1dI

🎉 Congratulations to our former Research Advisory Board Chair, Research Fellow & RUB Honorary Doctor David Card! He has been awarded the James Madison Medal by @Princeton for his groundbreaking contributions to economic research and education. 👏

The North Range Index, which provides an indication of economic development in the northern eurozone and Germany, rose particularly sharply in January compared to the previous month, climbing from 106.1 (revised) to 110.9 points.

🚢Container Throughput Index of RWI & ISL has risen in January at a seasonally adjusted 133.1 points compared to the previous month. But international tensions weigh on global trade. Read more: https://t.co/kgn8QidMmm

Rethinking #unemployment insurance: New evidence on hidden costs Jonas Jessen @iab_news @WZB_Berlin, Robin Jessen @RWI_Leibniz, Andrew C. Johnston @ucmerced, Ewa Gałecka-Burdziak @SGHWarsaw https://t.co/1nNtLujMcg

Check out my new voxeu column with Jonas Jessen, @acjohnston0 and Ewa Galecka-Burdziak on the hidden cost of unemployment insurance. https://t.co/RcsjP6cEes

The map shows the average price for commercial listings on county level in 2023.

🆕data set—RWI-GEO-REDC: It offers 🇩🇪 commercial real estate data for research for the first time. The data covers a wide range of listings—including offices, restaurants & warehouses—and provides ideal conditions for small-scale analyses. Get access: https://t.co/DS9ewrZpLy

📊 Ruhr Macro Day 2025: Inspiring discussions among macroeconomists from the Ruhr Area.🤝 Many thanks for the organisation, @almutballeer, Marvin Nöller & @jantkedeboer—and many thanks to everyone for their active participation!👋 Link to the programme: https://t.co/tNgXzxHTnZ

We are looking for RAs to work with us on a new meta-science & replication project, joint with @I4Replication, now with focus on environmental (economics) topics such as air pollution & carbon pricing. RAs can work remotely but must be located in Germany https://t.co/0CIc9gyBWR

Applications for the RGS Econ Graduate Program are now open! Join the network at the University Alliance Ruhr, including: @ruhrunibochum, @TU_Dortmund , @uni_duisburg, & @RWI_Leibniz_en. Find out more: https://t.co/cQJ1mkfsAv

It was great to finally present our study @FU_Berlin /@fu_berlin_vwl „Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sustainable Transport Alternatives in Reducing Car Use..." Great group/atmosphere, many helpful comments Thank you! PS: learned that Einstein was active in this building!