The economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) improve considerably by 21.1 points, reaching 52.0 points in December. 60 percent of the financial experts surveyed expect an improvement of the…
In the three months before the reduction of the maximum entitlement length of unemployment benefits for older unemployed became effective in February 2006, the number of unemployed people sometimes doubled.…
Economic expectations for the next six months for Switzerland edged down slightly again in December. The ZEW-CS-Indicator dipped by 2.4 points to the 54.0 mark. This reveals the current Financial Market Test…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreased slightly by 0.7 points in December 2009. The indicator now stands at 50.4 points after 51.1 points in the previous month. This value is still well…
The planned child care benefit (Betreuungsgeld) by the German government for mothers, who care for their infants at home, causes windfall gains. This is the finding of a current study conducted by the Centre…
The decline in transport due to the economy seems to be over in most sectors of German transport. First signs for an increasing demand in transport were already noticed this summer. This trend is continuing.…
Tax and finance are by far the most important issue for the new German government. Health care, education, labour market and social issues are slightly less important. These are the findings of a survey among…
Especially the younger pupils in class are often victims of violence and bullying. For boys or children with migration background the risk of being bullied by their classmates is particularly high. These are…
The upward trend of the economic sentiment indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is interrupted for the time being. The indicator that reflects the economic expectation within a six month time horizon…
