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  1. Research // 27.10.2008

    KfW/ZEW Start-Up Panel – New Instrument for Analysing Firm Foundations

    The Centre for European Economic Studies (ZEW) in cooporation with the KfW Bankengruppe (KfW banking group) and the Business Information Service Creditreform presented a new panel of business start-ups. Up to…
  2. Research // 22.10.2008

    Education Summit: Don't Put Expectations for Schools too high - Parents more Important for Success in Education and on Labour Market

    The education summit in Berlin is an important signal to no longer accept the growing inequality of chances in education and on the labour market. "It must be discussed what investments in the educational…
  3. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 17.10.2008

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Economic expectations for the CEE region diminish in the maelstrom of the financial crisis

    The intensified crisis of confidence and the concerns about possible implications for the real economy have a negative impact on the economic expectations for the CEE-region. The CEE sentiment indicator, which…
  4. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 16.10.2008

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Expectations Diminish Considerably

    The October Financial Market Test Switzerland, carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse, reveals that the economic outlook for Switzerland has…
  5. Research // 15.10.2008

    Sovereign Wealth Funds from the Middle East and Asia Buy Stakes in Europe and the USA

    Sovereign wealth funds from the Middle East and Asia are increasingly buying stakes of European and U.S. companies. Due to the global financial market crisis the shares are available at low prices. Therefore…
  6. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 14.10.2008

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Financial Crisis Reduces Economic Expectations

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany dropped in October 2008 by 21.9 points. The indicator now stands at minus 63.0 points after minus 41.1 points in the previous month. This is still well below…
  7. Information Economy // 13.10.2008

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Job Vacancies in many Firms Because Applicants Lack Qualification

    Within the sector service providers of the information society comprising both ICT service providers and knowledge-intensive service providers, about 24 per cent of the firms state not being able to fill job…
  8. Information Economy // 07.10.2008

    German Service Providers of the Information Society - Sentiment Indicator for Service Providers of the Information Society Falls to all-time low

    The ZEW-IDI, a sentiment indicator for the whole sector service providers of the information society comprising both the ICT service providers and knowledge-intensive service providers, fell to 52.3 points in…
  9. Research // 29.09.2008

    Research Abroad Boosts Employment in Germany

    Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which are maintaining research and development (R&D)activities abroad clearly show an higher employment increase than SMEs restricting R&D to Germany. Thus, SMEs doing…
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