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Research

On this page we provide information about research at HWWI. It provides an overview of the latest scientific publications from HWWI researchers. We also report here about our research departments, our event series and selected research projects.

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Refereed Articles

Sectoral specialization and productivity in European metropolitan regions: empirical insights and policy implications

Mirko Kruse, Susanne Müller-Using, Jan Wedemeier (2024),
Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research.
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Refereed Articles

Long-term carbon storage in shelf sea sediments reduced by intensive bottom trawling

Wenyan Zhang, Lucas Porz, Rümeysa Yilmaz, Klaus Wallmann, Timo Spiegel, Andreas Neumann, Moritz Holtappels, Sabine Kasten, Jannis Kuhlmann, Nadja Ziebarth, Bettina Taylor, Ha Thi Minh Ho-Hagemann, Frank-Detlef Bockelmann, Ute Daewel, Lea Bernhardt, Corinna Schrum (2024),
Nature Geoscience.
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Refereed Articles

Positive relationship between bird diversity and human mental health: an analysis of repeated cross-sectional data

Joel Methorst (2024),
Lancet Planetary Health 8(5), e285-e296.
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Research Areas

Economy & growth

Environment & Climate

Migration & Integration

Spatial Economics

Method Center

Our regular events

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Economic Policy Forum

The HWWI Economic Policy Forum serves the exchange between science, politics, associations, companies and the interested public. As part of this series of events, scientists give presentations on a current economic policy topic in a generally understandable form. Afterwards there will be an open discussion, which can then be deepened with a reception.

Forum Economic Policy

Research Colloquium

Within the HWWI Research Colloquium we regularly invite national and international scientists to give guest lectures at HWWI and discuss their latest research results. The seminar therefore primarily targets scientists.

Research colloquium

Selected Research Projects

The Northern German Living Lab

The Northern German Living Lab (NRL) aims to demonstrate new paths to climate neutrality: The cross-state collaborative project aims to test the holistic transformation of the energy system and thus demonstrate the path to a rapid defossilization of all consumption sectors. Behind the Northern German Living Lab is a strong energy transition alliance with experienced…

Accelerating the transition towards sustainable heating and cooling based on collective surface water heat pump systems

WaterWarmth is an Interreg North Sea project focusing on the research and promotion of a specific alternative energy source: aquathermal energy (AE). The aim is to enable local energy cooperatives to produce and supply their own heating and cooling systems, thus becoming independent of fossil fuels. Half of the energy consumed in the EU is…

Postbank Wohnatlas 2022

In an annual report, the HWWI compiles the Postbank Wohnatlas, which shows results for the local real estate markets at the level of the 400 German districts and independent cities. The development of regional purchase and rental prices, the ratios of purchase prices to net rents as well as the income burdens caused by regional…
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