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Geopolitical turn intensifies crisis – structural reforms even more urgent

The German economy will continue to tread water in 2025. In their spring report, the leading economic research institutes forecast an increase in gross domestic product of just 0.1% for the current year and of 1.3% for 2026.

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IWH founds a European centre for microdata research

The Halle Institute is once again growing significantly. Its new "Centre for Business and Productivity Dynamics" aims to understand better the structural change in Europe's economies. Microdata at firm level allow deeper insights into productivity, a prerequisite for prosperity.

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Chinese mass imports strengthen extreme parties

Globalisation has led to an increase in votes for the political fringes in Europe. A study by the Halle Institute is the first to show the long-term consequences of increased Chinese imports: Far-right and populist parties have benefited from the China shock.

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New database on Europe's real estate markets

Exclusively for non-commercial scientific purposes, the IWH European Real Estate Index (EREI) provides a comprehensive overview of residential property offers for sale and rent in 18 European countries.

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Solidarity with Ukraine

The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany draws consequences for academia.

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10.04.2025 • 14/2025

In East Germany, as in the west, the economy is in crisis - Implications of the Joint Economic Forecast Spring 2025 and new data for the East German economy

Professor Dr Oliver Holtemöller
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In 2024, the economy in East Germany shrank by 0.1% and in Germany as a whole by 0.2%. The Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) expects stagnation for East Germany in 2025 and growth of 1.1% in 2026. According to the IWH forecast, the unemployment rate is expected to be 7.8% in both 2025 and 2026, after 7.5% in 2024.

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10.04.2025 • 13/2025

Joint Economic Forecast 1/2025: Geopolitical turn intensifies crisis – structural reforms even more urgent

Professor Dr Oliver Holtemöller
Abstract

The German economy will continue to tread water in 2025. In their spring report, the leading economic research institutes forecast an increase in gross domestic product of just 0.1% for the current year. For 2026, the institutes expect gross domestic product to increase by 1.3%. In the short term, the new US trade policy and economic policy uncertainty are weighing on the German economy. The additional scope for public debt should gradually have an expansionary effect, but threatens to crowd out private consumption and private investment.

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08.04.2025 • 12/2025

IWH-Tarif-Check: Keine realen Netto-Tariflohnzuwächse für Beschäftigte im Öffentlichen Dienst

Professor Dr Oliver Holtemöller
Birgit Schultz
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Steigende Sozialabgaben und Inflation fressen Gehaltsplus der Beschäftigten bei Bund und Kommunen auf

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08.04.2025 • 11/2025

IWH-Insolvenztrend: Weiterhin Höchststände bei Insolvenzzahlen, Industrie stark betroffen

Professor Dr Steffen Müller
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Wie das Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) in einer heute veröffentlichten Analyse feststellt, ist die Zahl der Insolvenzen von Personen- und Kapitalgesellschaften in Deutschland im März geringfügig gestiegen. Im ersten Quartal 2025 wurde das vergangene Rekordquartal nochmals leicht übertroffen. Am meisten Jobs waren in der Industrie betroffen.

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