IWH Research Seminar

Estimating the Effects of Government Spending Through the Production Network

Public events

Berlin Science Week 2023

Ein Experten-Dialog zum Thema „Wie wahrscheinlich ist eine europäische Finanzkrise?“ mit Reint E. Gropp (IWH) und Jörg Rocholl (ESMT Berlin) im Rahmen der Berlin Science Week 2023.

IWH Research Seminar

Zero Lower Bound on Inflation Expectations

We document a new fact: in U.S., European and Japanese surveys, households do not expect deflation, even in environments where persistent deflation is a strong possibility.

IWH Research Seminar

Heuristic Reasoning Distorts Police Predictions of Domestic Abuse

Police in England and Wales are asked to predict the likelihood of serious recidivism in domestic abuse cases, without being given much support.

Workshops and conferences

IWH Workshop on Forecasting in Times of Structural Change and Uncertainty

In an era where forecasts serve as crucial components for decision-making in both the public and private sectors, the accuracy and sophistication of forecasting tools have never been more important.

IWH Research Seminar

Financing The Next VC-Backed Startup: The Role of Gender

Is there a gender gap in the serial founding of VC-backed startups? We address this question by introducing a new empirical design that exploits differences in future funding outcomes for men and women who cofounded the same startup.

Workshops and conferences

3rd HU-IWH Joint Junior Seminar in Finance

To enhance the interaction amongst finance scholars in the Berlin-Halle region, the Finance Group at Humboldt University (HU) and the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) organise a one-day seminar for PhD students, PostDocs, and Assistant Professors to present ongoing research projects.

IWH Research Seminar

Do Rights Offerings Reduce Bargaining Complexity in Chapter 11

This paper investigates the role of rights offerings in U.S. Chapter 11 reorganizations as a new market-based mechanism for mitigating bargaining frictions.