The ZEW-IDI, sentiment indicator for the German IT-related service providers, rates with 59.0 points in the fourth quarter of 2004 clearly below the previous quarter's value of 62.6 points.
Prof. Axel Börsch-Supan, PhD, an internationally renowned economist and director of the Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA), was appointed to the supervisory board of the Mannheim…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany clearly increases by 12.5 points in January. It now stands at +26.9 points following +14.4 points in December. Despite this positive development, the…
Abolishing the reductions on the value-added tax (VAT) rate in Germany, which is imposed particularly on staple foods, magazines and books, would increase the financial burden of all households. The abolition,…
With an increase of about 5 percent to date, this year's Dax will not even remotely recapture the 30 percent surge in 2003. The financial market survey conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research…
On the occasion of the annual meeting of the Leibniz Association, the Centre for European Economic Research GmbH (ZEW) in Mannheim was admitted as a new member.
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany marginally increases by +0.5 points in December. Following 13.9 points in November it now stands at 14.4 points. The indicator is thus still well below its…
Companies with a demand for transport services are likely to face rising prices on German and international transport markets over the coming six months. This development is mostly driven by the impending…
