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  1. Research // 01.06.2015

    ZEW Reform Proposal for the EU Financing System - Two Percentage Points of Value-Added Tax for Brussels and More Power to the Parliament

    The EU financing system has to become more transparent. The contributions of EU Member States to the EU budget should therefore be indicated in the national value-added taxes (VAT). On average, the…
    Press Relations and Editing Tax reform EU Parliament
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    Research // 22.05.2015

    Calculation of Rent Indexes Has Room for Improvement

    Press Relations and Editing Germany Rental of real property
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    CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 21.05.2015

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Economic Expectations Nearly Unchanged

    Press Relations and Editing Eastern Europe Central-Eastern Europe
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    Research // 21.05.2015

    ZEW Study on Government Debt - Outright Debt Relief Significantly Decreases Risk of Serial Sovereign Debt Restructurings

    Press Relations and Editing Greece
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    CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 20.05.2015

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Outlook Improves Once More

    Press Relations and Editing Short-term forecast Cyclical indicator
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    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 19.05.2015

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Optimism Declines

    Press Relations and Editing Business survey Short-term forecast
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    Comment // 08.05.2015

    Comment on the Election Result in the UK - ZEW President Fuest: "A Good Result for Europe"

    Press Relations and Editing United Kingdom Parliament
  8. Comment // 08.05.2015

    Plans of the Federal Minister of Finance to Reduce the Effects of Bracket Creep - ZEW President Clemens Fuest: "The Announced Tax Relief Falls Short of the Mark"

    With tax revenue estimates again predicting an increase in government revenues, the German Federal Minister of Finance plans to tackle the effects of "bracket creep" from 2016. The President of the Centre for…
    Press Relations and Editing Wages Tax Policy
  9. Research // 07.05.2015

    The Cost of Capital in the European Union - Fiscal Investment Climate in Germany Significantly Improved

    Germany has seen the strongest decline in cost of capital among all 28 EU Member States over the past 15 years, from 7.7 per cent in 2000 to 6.5 per cent in 2014. In an EU-wide comparison of company taxation…
    Press Relations and Editing Investment Taxes and Choice of Organizational Form...