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  1. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 23.01.2013

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

    Economic expectations for Switzerland have improved by 8.6 points in January 2013, raising the ZEW-CS Indicator to a level of minus 6.9 points. The ZEW-CS Indicator is calculated monthly by the Centre for…
  2. Research // 17.01.2013

    The Separation of Retail and Investment Banking Makes Only a Small Contribution to Reducing Systemic Risk

    The activities of the investment banking sector are frequently criticised as one of the reasons of the recent global financial crisis. The current debate on restructuring the European banking sector is thus…
  3. Research // 08.01.2013

    The Personal Attributes of Finance Ministers Affect the Development of Public Debt

    Whether or not a country’s national budget is placed on a firm footing also depends on the finance minister who is responsible for it. This is the result of a study conducted by the Centre for European Economic…
  4. Research // 18.12.2012

    Kick-off for ZEW Research Data Centre

    As of now, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) is providing research data for external scientific use in the new ZEW Research Data Centre (ZEW-FDZ). Scientists from universities and other research…