Reintroducing the property tax would further reduce the fiscal attractiveness of Germany as well as competitiveness of German companies, particularly when it comes to medium-sized firms. These are the findings…
In order to find out which investments investors in the stock market should focus on in 2003, the Mannheim Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) conducted a survey among 258 financial analysts. Findings…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany deteriorates strongly by 19.2 points in November. It now stands at 4.2 points compared with 23.4 points in the previous month and is thus lower than in…
Over the past year, the number of businesses filing for bankruptcy in Germany has once again shown significant increases. The Mannheim Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) examined start-up numbers and…
In order that they are able to hold their ground in an increasingly competitive field, service providers in the information society are increasingly investing in innovation. Process innovations, which involve…
In the third quarter of 2002 the turnover growth in the sector of IT-related service providers has decelerated again. It is currently standing at a yearly rate of 1.4 percent.
