Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association

The Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association was founded in 1992. It is a member of the Leibniz Association and belongs to section B “Economics, Social Sciences and Spatial Research”.

IWH’s tasks are economic research and science-based advising of economic policy. IWH conducts evidence-based research by combining theoretical and empirical methods. In the focus of its research IWH investigates processes of economic convergence, the role of the financial system regarding the (re-)allocation of production factors as well as the facilitation of productivity and innovation.

IWH research topics are structured in four research clusters:

–    Macroeconomic Dynamics and Stability: What are the causes and consequences of macroeconomic fluctuations and instabilities, how can these be empirically identified?
–    Institutions and Social Norms: How do different institutional settings and their changes influence resource (re-)allocation, in particular of human and real capital?
–    Productivity and Innovation: What are the consequences of resource misallocation at the firm level? What are the adjustment costs of firm exit on workers?
–    Financial Stability and Regulation: What are the effects of financial crises on the real economy? How does the structure and regulation of the financial system affect the allocation of resources within economies and internationally?

Kleine Maerkerstraße 8
06108 Halle (Saale)
Germany
www.iwh-halle.de/