The new Investment Tracker

Where is investment taking place in Germany?

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Hat Trump geliefert?

Was wird aus den Rüstungsmilliarden?

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bis 15. November

Economist für Industrie- und Innovationspolitik (w/m/d)

Wir suchen zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine:n Economist für Industrie- und Innovationspolitik mit einem Stellenumfang von 32–39 Stunden/Woche. Alle Informationen finden Sie auf unserer Karriereseite.

Stromsteuersenkung: Viel hilft viel?

How to think about electricity tax cuts

Electrification and fiscal impacts in selected EU member states

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bis 8. November

(Senior) Economist für Energiemärkte (w/m/d)

Wir suchen zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine:n (Senior) Economist für Energiemärkte (w/m/d) mit einem Stellenumfang von 32–39 Stunden/Woche. Alle Informationen finden Sie auf unserer Karriereseite.

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Philippa Sigl-Glöckner

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Research Director, Board Member

Dr. Max Krahé

Head of Business Lab

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Dr. Maximilian Paleschke

Head of Growth & Budget Lab

Dr. Florian Schuster-Johnson

Head of Energy Lab

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Using our datasets, we aim to illustrate economic developments and bring more objectivity to public debates. Our datasets may be freely reused, provided the source is credited.

Budget Tracker

What does the federal government spend its money on? How have federal finances changed in recent years? The Budget Tracker provides answers.

Investment Tracker

Where is investment taking place? An overview of private-sector investment in Germany.

Research

Growth & Budget Lab

Sound fiscal policy drives growth. Growth ensures fiscal sustainability. We consider them jointly.

Head of Growth & Budget Lab

Dr. Florian Schuster-Johnson

Energy Lab

From climate to national security: no issue escapes the energy question. We analyse how energy becomes affordable, secure, and sustainable.

Head of Energy Lab

Business Lab

Sound economic policy creates good jobs. We provide analyses on how to achieve this.

Head of Business Lab

Dr. Maximilian Paleschke

Price Lab

Prices are the language of the market economy. We examine how they are formed.

Head of Price Lab

Dr. Max Krahé

Our podcast

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Let’s talk money! In every episode of “Die Geldfrage”, Philippa Sigl-Glöckner, Director at Dezernat Zukunft, tackles an urgent topic and asks: What does this have to do with money? Each time, she is joined by guests who are renowned experts in their respective field. “Die Geldfrage” explains complex matters in an accessible way, without oversimplifying, making it equally appealing to curious newcomers and political insiders. Tune in now!

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