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  1. Research // 30.01.2012

    Municipalities in Baden-Württemberg: Larger Cities Consider Themselves in a National and International Competition for Firms

    When it comes to attracting companies and collecting business taxes, municipalities in the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg consider communes and cities within the very same state as their primary…
  2. Research // 27.01.2012

    ZEW Survey Among Energy Experts - Proposed "Power Shut-Down Regulation" Is of Limited Value - The Expansion of the Power Grid Is More Important

    Experts consider the current plan of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) to regulate "load shedding" major consumers in the power grid a step in the right direction, yet they regard…
  3. Research // 25.01.2012

    Survey Among Financial Market Experts - Altogether Rather Low Risk of Recession in Germany

    In January, ZEW asked financial market experts to assess the risk of a decline in German GDP in the first quarter of 2012. According to the experts, this risk has increased since the last interview October…
  4. Research // 24.01.2012

    Excellence Labels and University Rankings Influence University Choice Only to a Moderate Extent

    The university choice of highly skilled applicants is influenced by university rankings as well as by the German quality label "University of Excellence". However, compared to other criteria, excellence and…
  5. Information Economy // 23.01.2012

    Information Industry - Mainly Positive Assessment of the Labour Market Situation in the First Quarter of 2012

    In the first three months of 2012, the employment situation in the German information industry is mainly positive. Approximately two thirds of the companies active in this economic sector plan to operate with a…
  6. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 19.01.2012

    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 improved by 14.8 points and reaches a level of minus 26.6 points in January 2012. The increase in…
  7. Information Economy // 19.01.2012

    Information Industry in Germany - Turnaround of Economic Sentiment in the ICT Sector

    In the fourth quarter of 2011, the information industry in Germany has recovered slightly from the weak economic sentiment during the third quarter. The ZEW Economic Sentiment Indicator for the Information…
  8. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 18.01.2012

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Expectations Improve

    The ZEW-CS-Indicator rebounded in January 2012, increasing by 21.9 points to minus 50.1 points. This is the strongest increase since April 2011 and the highest level of the indicator since June 2011.