History
Founded in 1925, DIW Berlin (the German Institute for Economic Research) is one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany.
Education
The institute analyzes the economic and social aspects of topical issues, formulating and disseminating policy advice based on its research findings. DIW Berlin is part of both the national and international scientific communities, provides research infrastructure to academics all over the world, and promotes the next generation of scientists. A member of the Leibniz Association, DIW Berlin is independent and primarily publicly funded.
Research
At DIW Berlin, staff in the Research Infrastructure SOEP are specialized in research into living conditions. The SOEP data plays its part in analyzing questions on income distribution, the labor market, health, and life satisfaction indicators. The analyses are often conducted by national and international teams of authors.
Career
DIW Berlin offers its employees an attractive working environment located in Germany’s capital. Scientists at DIW Berlin have the possibility to do research independently, to participate in political decision-making, and to benefit from our international reputation and our many years of experience. In addition, DIW Berlin provides its employees with interesting national and international training and development opportunities.
PhD Programmes
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Scholarships
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Student services
The communications department is principally concerned with promoting internal exchange of information and making the institute's findings available to the public. As political consulting is one of DIW Berlin's key areas, we strive for reaching the public through the media and thus contributing an empirical foundation to the public discourse on economic and social policy.
Library services
The library team supports our researchers by supplying them with information and literature. The library is also open to the public as a reference library. Our customer care center can be found here as well: The library answers inquiries on research results and publications of DIW Berlin.
ICT services
The information technology team provides DIW Berlin employees with steady and secure internet access, as well as access to cutting-edge information and communication technology. It also advises and supports the research departments when choosing and installing individual hard- and software for research projects.
The DIW Berlin was awarded the "audit berufundfamilie" certificate on August 25th 2011. The auditing included an evaluation of possibilities for reconciling work and family life at DIW Berlin. Further goals for a family-conscious staffing policy were formulated. The necessary actions will be implemented within the next three years.