German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)
"The Institute was established in 1925 to serve the general public
interest by observing and researching economic developments both
in Germany and abroad. It assists governmental, administrative
and industrial decision-making through empirical studies and
policy analysis. This involves research into a wider range of
economic issues, forecasting of short-term economic developments,
and evaluation of long-term economic processes, such as German
reunification, European integration and Germany's growing involvement
in the world economy." At this site you can read about the
Institute, read recent issues of their Economic Bulletin, abstracts
of the papers published in the Institutes Quarterly Journal of
Economic Research, and selected research findings. You can also find
out about the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), a longitudinal
study of Germans with about a sample of about 5,000 households
(the data is available, subject to some restrictions on usage due
to privacy laws). There is also information on the Cooperation
Bureau for Economic Research on Eastern Europe, which is housed at
the Institute.
http://www.diw.de/english/
