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  1. Dates and News // 31.08.2018

    Clarification – ZEW President Achim Wambach Served Only as Temporary Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Federal Insurance Office

    According to media reports published in late August 2018, Professor Achim Wambach, president of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, will no longer be a member of the scientific advisory…
    Press Relations and Editing ZEW President Advisory board
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    Comment // 29.08.2018

    Maintaining Pension and Contribution Levels in the Long Term Leads to Increases in Both the Tax Burden and Retirement Age

    Press Relations and Editing Pensions policy Tax
  3. Image opens in enlarged view The ZEW study is the first of its kind to analyse the online presence and website usage of 2.1 million companies in Germany.
    Research // 27.08.2018

    Companies in Regions with Low Broadband Coverage Are Less Likely to Operate Their Own Websites

    Press Relations and Editing Digital Economy Web presence
  4. Image opens in enlarged view Both the federal and state governments in Germany have pledged 340 million euros in aid for German farmers affected by drought.
    Comment // 23.08.2018

    Providing Drought Relief Creates False Incentives

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance Public Budget
  5. Image opens in enlarged view The proposals put forward by the European Commission regarding new sources of income for the EU budget do not provide greater transparency with respect to financing.
    Research // 22.08.2018

    “Suggestions of a Plastic Tax and Other New Sources of Income for the EU Are Far from Convincing”

    Press Relations and Editing Public Finance Public Budget
  6. Image opens in enlarged view In August, the CEP Indicator has recovered and stands currently at minus 3.7 points.
    China Economic Panel // 21.08.2018

    Expectations for Chinese Economy Are Recovering Again

    Press Relations and Editing Business survey Greater China
  7. Information Economy // 20.08.2018

    Largely Positive Business Expectations in the Information Economy

    In mid-2018, the economic sentiment among companies in the information economy are widely positive, as are expectations for the third quarter of 2018. This assessment is based on the latest reading from the ZEW…
    Press Relations and Editing ZEW survey Business survey
  8. Image opens in enlarged view ZEW and Fudan University have agreed to continue their monthly monitoring of China’s economic development.
    Dates and News // 15.08.2018

    ZEW Strengthens Research Cooperation with Fudan University in Shanghai

    Press Relations and Editing
  9. Image opens in enlarged view ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany, August 2018
    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 14.08.2018

    Economic Expectations Improve but Remain in Negative Territory

    Press Relations and Editing Business survey Cyclical indicator