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…
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.
On January 1, 2012, a new research group started operating at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). The new research unit will investigate economic issues in the field of competition and regulation.…
Prof. Dr. Michael Schröder, head of the Research Department "International Finance and Financial Management" at ZEW, comments on the introduction of a financial transaction tax which is currently under…
The ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index, which tracks the development of worldwide M&A transactions, lost its momentum during 2011 and seriously declined compared to the previous year. In November, the index reached its…
In 2012 shares will again become more attractive to investors and corporate bonds will become more important. The demand for real estate will be as strong as in 2011, whereas sovereign bonds will lose their…
VC investors in Europe positively affect firms’ growth, productivity, investment and innovations. VC investors also helped their portfolio firms to outperform during the financial crisis. These findings come…
If politics and economy do not manage to considerably increase the labour force participation of senior employees and women in the coming years, the German economy and thus all German citizens will face…
