Public subsidies to research projects contribute significantly to the success of young biotech companies. They enable the development of technological innovations and have a positive impact on the financing…
The companies in the automotive industry had been on an extended shopping trip during the last decade. But in 2011, M&A activities in the sector collapsed. The worldwide number of acquisitions, mergers, and…
"The European Fiscal Contract hasn't got anything to do with stubborn austerity policy", clarifies Dr. Friedrich Heinemann. The head of the Research Department "Corporate Taxation and Public Finance" at the…
In 2011, only 13 per cent of the companies in the information economy sold products and services on the Internet. However, 65 per cent of the companies within this sector used the Internet to obtain goods and…
On Thursday April 26, 2012, the three-day meeting of about 200 young economists started at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. They take part in the "Spring Meeting of Young…
In the business year 2011, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) was able to significantly increase its overall returns by approx. 2.6 million euros to 18.2 million euros. In particular third-party…
Qualification phase-students from Schwetzingen Business Secondary School (Wirtschaftsgymnasium Schwetzingen) visited the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim in the context of the…
After a slight recovery during the fourth quarter of 2011, the economic sentiment within the information economy has again tarnished slightly during the first quarter of 2012. The Economic Sentiment Indicator…
After a weak winter half year, the German economy is on the rise again. The institutes forecast an increase of the real GDP by 0.9 per cent for 2012 and by 2.0 per cent for 2013. The situation on the labour…