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  1. Research // 16.07.1998

    Business-related Service Providers: Upswing Continues/Preparation for the EURO in the Early Stages

    The economic upswing in the business-related service sector also continues in the second quarter of 1998. The situation concerning revenue, demand and employment has improved in comparison to the previous…
  2. Research // 15.07.1998

    Corporate Tax Reform – Opportunity for Germany as a Business Location

    The Petersberg tax reform proposals as well as the model of a taxation including consumerism and adjustment in rates are two concepts which continuously crop up in the discussion about the corporate tax reform.…
  3. Dates and News // 02.07.1998

    Dr. Jürgen Strube Successor to Senator Hermann Freudenberg in the ZEW Supervisory Board

    With effect from June 3, 1998, Dr. Jürgen Strube, chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE, is appointed as one of the nine members of the ZEW Supervisory Board (Centre for European Economic…
  4. Research // 01.07.1998

    Share of Academics Increasing in Research Departments

    In the period between 1991 and 1995, German businesses increasingly hired staff with an academic qualification for their departments of research and development, prototype production, construction and design…
  5. Research // 24.06.1998

    Job Creation Measures ("Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahme", ABM) in the New German Federal States: Insufficiently Effective

    Within the framework of an active labour market policy in the new federal states, a lot of money is invested in job creation measures (ABM) as well as in further training and retraining ("Fortbildung und…
  6. Dates and News // 10.06.1998

    DSE/ZEW: Employee Training for Chinese Managers

    On Wednesday (10-06-1998), the German Foundation for International Development (DSE) and the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) said goodbye to a group of 16 Chinese human resources managers. The…
  7. Dates and News // 05.05.1998

    New Internet Service Supports Businesses in the Fields of Renewable Energy

    On May 7, a new internet news service for the alternative energy industry will be launched. The new service is a joint project of energy experts from more than 30 European countries. The Centre for European…
  8. Research // 22.04.1998

    Business-related Services Sector: Improved Economic Situation

    The economic situation in the business-related services sector gained further momentum in the first quarter of 1998. The assessments of the situation regarding turnover, demand and employment improved not only…
  9. Research // 14.04.1998

    Weak Economy for Architectural and Planning Services

    Architects and technical planners will be facing difficult times. The economic situation has further deteriorated markedly during the winter quarter of 1997. When compared to the same quarter a year ago as well…
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