Branchen und Wirtschaftszweige, Klima und Umwelt, Regionen

Circular Economy in Germany: A Methodology to assess the Circular Economy Performance of NUTS3 Regions

26.01.2022 | HWWI Research Paper 199, Hamburg | von Mirko Kruse, Jan Wedemeier

There is currently a massive methodological gap in the spatial analysis of the Circular Economy (CE) performance in general and in Germany particularly. The authors present a methodology to assess this performance in German regions. The methodology consists of 26 indicators in seven dimensions, namely Policy, Innovation, Circular Employment, Consumption and Production,...

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Ein Baltendeutscher bei den Preußen des Balkans: Oskar Anderson und das Sofioter Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (SWIFO)

14.12.2021 | HWWI Research Paper 198, Hamburg | von Stefan Kolev

Oskar Anderson (1887–1960) gehörte zu den Gründungsvätern der Ökonometrie. Dieser Aufsatz fokussiert
auf die Relevanz seines statistischen und ökonometrischen Werkes für die Konjunkturforschung in der
Zwischenkriegszeit. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Periode zwischen 1923 und 1942, die er als russischer Emigrant in Bulgarien verbrachte und als seine wissenschaftlich...

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Innovation, Klima und Umwelt

Cost structure of bio-based plastics: A Monte-Carlo-Analysis for PLA

28.06.2021 | HWWI Research Paper 197, Hamburg | von Claudia Wellenreuther, André Wolf, Nils Zander

This paper conducts a meta-analysis of the estimated costs of producing Polylactic Acid (PLA). Cost contributions of specific inputs and process stages are identified through a production chain perspective. By applying the Monte Carlo technique, uncertainties in current estimates are reflected, both regarding technological input requirements and the development of input...

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On the right track? The role of work experience in migrant mothers’ current employment probability

25.06.2021 | HWWI Research Paper 196, Hamburg | von Christina Boll, Andreas Lagemann

This paper investigates the role of work experience in migrant mothers’ current employment in Germany. Unlike previous papers, we focus on actual experience and add the motherhood aspect. To this end, we use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel 2013-2018 including the IAB-SOEP Migration Sample.

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Regionen, Mobilität, Weitere Themen

The Role of COVID-19 in Spatial Reorganization: Some Evidence from Germany

06.05.2021 | HWWI Research Paper 195, Hamburg | von Andree Ehlert, Jan Wedemeier, Tabea Zahlmann

This paper analyzes the role of regional demographic, socioeconomic and political factors on changes in mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides new empirical evidence for the regional differentiation of lockdown measures and indicates a possible reorganization of spatial economic and social activities beyond the course of the pandemic. Spatial econometric...

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Klima und Umwelt

Innovative feedstocks in biodegradable bio-based plastics: a literature review

16.12.2020 | HWWI Research Paper 194, Hamburg | von Claudia Wellenreuther, André Wolf

This paper reviews recent results of the literature on Environmental Life Cycle As-sessment (ELCA) regarding the ecological impacts of alternative and innovative feedstocks for the production of bio-based and biodegradable polymers. The analysis was undertaken for the following popular polymers / polymer classes: polylactic acid (PLA) and the family of...

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