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  1. Research // 16.12.2004

    ZEW Financial Market Survey - 2005: DAX May See Moderate Upswing, Experts Say

    With an increase of about 5 percent to date, this year's Dax will not even remotely recapture the 30 percent surge in 2003. The financial market survey conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research…
  2. Dates and News // 09.12.2004

    ZEW Admitted to Leibniz Association

    On the occasion of the annual meeting of the Leibniz Association, the Centre for European Economic Research GmbH (ZEW) in Mannheim was admitted as a new member.
  3. Research // 08.12.2004

    Executive Pay - How to Evaluate Stock Option Plans

    The new issue of ZEW Stock Option Watch focuses on the evaluation of stock option plans as part of executive pay.
  4. Research // 07.12.2004

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment December 2004 - Decline in Expectations Comes to a Halt

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany marginally increases by +0.5 points in December. Following 13.9 points in November it now stands at 14.4 points. The indicator is thus still well below its…
  5. Research // 06.12.2004

    Transport Markets - Companies Must Expect Price Increases for Transport Services

    Companies with a demand for transport services are likely to face rising prices on German and international transport markets over the coming six months. This development is mostly driven by the impending…
  6. Research // 02.12.2004

    Hartz Reforms - Limitations to Early Retirement Reasonable

    The German government tries to combat growing unemployment by introducing the so-called "Hartz laws" (a labour market reform package). It remains to be seen whether these measure will be successful - some of…
  7. Research // 24.11.2004

    Employment of Older Professionals - Hard Facts Are More Important Than Soft Perceptions

    In an international comparison, job market participation of older professionals in Germany is quite low. At times it has been suggested that this fact may be accounted for by a somewhat low esteem in the…
  8. Research // 16.11.2004

    Start-up Activity in Germany - "Ich-AGs" Boosting Start-up Numbers?

    In 2003, the number of newly founded firms in Germany grew by eight per cent year-on-year. The main driver behind this surge of start-up activity is the introduction of a business start-up subsidy for employees…
  9. Research // 09.11.2004

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment November 2004 - Dampened Economic Expectations

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany shows a clear decrease of -17.4 points in November. Now standing at 13.9 points following 31.3 points in October, the indicator is now well below its…