Latest Press Releases

  1. Information Economy // 27.10.2011

    Information Industry – Noticeable Decrease of Sentiment within the ICT Sector

    After having peaked during the second quarter of 2011, the sentiment in the economic sector of information industry has tarnished noticeably during the third quarter. The ZEW Sentiment Indicator Information…
  2. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 21.10.2011

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Economic Expectations for the CEE Region Brighten Up

    The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) has increased by 13.0 points in October 2011 for the first time in the last five months. The indicator…
  3. M&A Index // 21.10.2011

    ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index - M&A Activities in Germany Expected to Remain Stable

    Until mid-2012, no dynamic development of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is to be expected in Germany. M&A activities remain on a low but more stable level. These are the findings of a forecast by the Centre…
  4. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 20.10.2011

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Expectations Improve

    After the ZEW-CS Indicator declined for five consecutive months economic expectations for Switzerland have currently retreated from the decreases. In October 2011, the ZEW-CS-Indicator improved by 21.3 points…
  5. Firm Foundations // 19.10.2011

    ZEW Study - Again Decreasing Number of High-Tech Start-Ups in Germany

    In 2010 the number of high-tech start-ups in Germany fell by two per cent. This is a result of a recent study of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) conducted in cooperation with Microsoft Germany.…
  6. Personnel // 19.10.2011

    ZEW Environmental Economist Andreas Löschel Appointed as Chairman of the Expert Group for the Supervision of Germany’s Energy Transition

    Prof. Dr. Andreas Löschel will monitor the change in Germany’s energy policy and critically analyse its development. As head of the research department “Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental…
  7. Research // 13.10.2011

    Joint Economic Forecast Autumn 2011 - The European Debt Crisis Affects German Economy

    In the summer of 2011, the outlook for the global economy clearly deteriorated. Especially the sovereign debt crisis is threatened to turn into a bank crisis among Europe. This is increasingly affecting the…
  8. Research // 11.10.2011

    ZEW/gif-Office Market Forecast - Rents For Offices in Prime Locations Strongly Increase

    Prime rents at the five largest German office real estate markets Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Munich will considerably increase by two to five per cent in 2011 and 2012. At the same time, the…