Independent German non-profit-making academic institute involved in research and policy advice. The main task of the DIW Berlin is to investigate economic processes in Germany and abroad and to support decision-making in politics, the public sector and the economy. The analysis of the transformation processes in East Germany and Eastern Europe has became a new research interest since the reunification of Germany. DIW is divided into seven research departments:
- Macroanalysis and Forecasting
- International Economics
- Public Sector
- Innovation, Manufacturing, Service
- Information Society and Competition
- Energy, Transportation and Environment
- Longitudinal Data and Micro analysis
Web site, in English and German, includes department and project details; publications/journals, including – Economic Bulletin (selected articles available in full-text on Web site), discussion papers (full-text in German, summaries also in English), research reports (in German).