March 2022

Paper: Researchers examine yield development

Real estate in large cities has yielded lower returns than real estate in smaller cities over the past 150 years. This is the finding of "ECONtribute Discussion Paper No. 31," published by a team led by economist Prof. Dr. Moritz Schularick, member of the Cluster of Excellence "ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy" at the University of Bonn. The team examined not only...

Construction industry: Euroconstruct expects construction volume to rise

According to calculations by the Euroconstruct research group, to which the ifo Institute also belongs, the European construction industry has overcome the Corona slump. Euroconstruct thus expects construction volume to grow by 3.6 percent this year. According to Euroconstruct, construction volume had already grown by 5.6 percent in 2021, but fell by 4.7 percent in 2020. With a plus of 7.1 percent...

Model project: GDR panel building is renovated for energy efficiency

Together with the Association of the Thuringian Housing Industry (VWT), planners have developed a concept for the energy refurbishment of mass-produced residential buildings from the 1980s. This is being tested in a GDR panel building belonging to the Stadtroda housing association in Stadtroda, a small town in Thuringia. Among other things, the GDR panel building is to receive a new type of heat exchanger by 2023....

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