The IW's science area is divided into six thematic clusters and seven cooperation clusters. These reflect the main areas of research.
Research focus
![iStock The State, Taxes, Social Security](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/1/csm_Oeffentliche_Finanzen__Soziale_Sicherung__Verteilung_MarioGuti_iStock-698114368_7ca61987b9.jpg)
The State, Taxes, Social Security
The demographic transition, digitalisation and decarbonisation all pose major challenges for the state's welfare, spending and fiscal policies.…
![[Translate to Englisch:] iStock Education, Immigration and Innovation](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/b/csm_Ganztagsgrundschule-iStock-1161168861_3598f31787.jpg)
Education, Immigration and Innovation
The IW's Education, Immigration and Innovation competence area is researching how education and immigration contribute to securing skilled…
![iStock Digitalisation and Climate Action](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/3/csm_Digitalisierung-Energieeffizienz-iStock-1173740574_060f2278e0.jpg)
Digitalisation and Climate Action
With the German economy undergoing a comprehensive transformation process, the Digitalisation and Climate Action Research Unit examines how…
![[Translate to Englisch:] Getty Images Vocational Education and Professionals](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/8/csm_Abiturienten-GettyImages-1127728348_52d378c5b3.jpg)
Vocational Education and Professionals
The researchers in the Research Unit Vocational Qualification and Skilled Workers analyse what contribution vocational education and training…
![[Translate to Englisch:] iStock Labour Economics and Collective Bargaining Policy](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/c/csm_Arbeiter_Fabrik_iStock-537388330_47601aa9cb.jpg)
Labour Economics and Collective Bargaining Policy
With the working world constantly changing, those active in the labour market face ever new challenges that can only be successfully overcome by…
![[Translate to Englisch:] Unsplash International Economic Policy, Financial and Real Estate Markets](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/1/csm_Internationale-Wirtschaftsordnung-und-Konjunktur-chuttersnap-Unsplash-255216_236cfc2bea.jpg)
International Economic Policy, Financial and Real Estate Markets
The researchers in the department International Economic Policy, Financial and Real Estate Markets deal with current issues of international…
![[Translate to Englisch:] Getty Images Behavioral economics and business ethics](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/9/csm_Vertragsunterzeichnung-GettyImages-1268237343_fc7748e0ec.jpg)
Behavioral economics and business ethics
The researchers of the Behavioral Economics and Business Ethics Research Unit make use of findings from the fields of ethics, economics and…
![[Translate to Englisch:] Unsplash Micro data and distribution](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/1/csm_Mikrodaten-Helloquence-Unsplash-61189_088e5d81d2.jpg)
Micro data and distribution
The Research Unit Microdata and Distribution bundles knowledge for microdata analysis and helps with data-related and methodological questions…
![[Translate to Englisch:] Unsplash Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/c/csm_Finanzmaerkte-und-Immobilienmaerkte-JOHN-TOWNER-Unsplash-130164_280ab94c60.jpg)
Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle
The Macroeconomic Analysis and the Business Cycle Cluster focuses on short- to medium-term economic developments in the global economy as a…
![[Translate to Englisch:] Getty Images Professional participation and inclusion](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/3/csm_Rehadat-GettyImages-1127320774_7d2f9d1fb1.jpg)
Professional participation and inclusion
The CC has a high level of expertise in the field of participation in working life, analyses key issues in the context and provides them for…
![IW-Befragungen IW-Befragungen](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/1/csm_Umfrage-GettyImages-1129035106_12730cf883.jpg)
IW-Befragungen
Companies and their employees are facing a variety of challenges: New opportunities due to technological progress, global economic relations and…
![[Translate to Englisch:] iStock Big Data Analytics](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/2/csm_Big-Data-Analytics-FroYo_92-iStock-688140822_aec1275474.jpg)
Big Data Analytics
The Big Data Analytics Research Unit looks at the opportunities offered by analyses of Big Data . Read more about the focus of this research…
![[Translate to Englisch:] iStock Democracy, Society, Market economy](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/5/csm_Frankfurt_Gesellschaft_Menschen_Meinzahn_iStock_000026942556_Full_d55f73092f.jpg)
Democracy, Society, Market economy
The Research Unit Democracy, Society, Market Economy investigates the societal conditions of economic success. Therefore, our research agenda…