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  1. Research // 31.10.2013

    Housing Providers in Baden-Württemberg Plan Expansion of Accessible Living Space

    Housing providers in Baden Württemberg plan to expand their accessible housing property by eleven per cent in the coming ten years. New constructions will account for some 80 per cent of the new living space,…
  2. Research // 02.10.2013

    Lessons from the Overall Evaluation of Family Policy – Expansion of Day-Care and Parental Allowance Come off Best

    The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) in Berlin and the Ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich have…
  3. Research // 11.09.2013

    2013 KfW/ZEW CO2 Barometer - Low Prices for CO2 Certificates Still a Weak Incentive to Reduce Emissions

    The low price for CO2 in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is still hardly an incentive for companies to reduce CO2 emissions. Companies regulated under the Emissions Trading System, however, do feel the…
  4. Research // 02.09.2013

    Cultural Norms in Countries of Origin Impact Fertility of Immigrants in Germany

    Immigrants in Germany tend to have more children than native Germans. The higher fertility stems not only from socio-economic differences, but is also influenced by cultural factors. This finding applies to…
  5. Research // 06.08.2013

    Number of Mergers Increases After Cartel Breakdown

    In the three years following a cartel breakdown, the number of mergers is significantly higher than in the three years preceding the collapse. A recent study conducted by the Centre for European Economic…
  6. Research // 29.07.2013

    ZEW Energy Market Barometer: Current Energy Policy Is too Fixated on the Distribution of Energy Cost

    The German energy policy is too fixated on the question how households and companies can be relieved from increasing energy costs. Instead, improving cost-efficiency in terms of energy supply and energy use…
  7. Research // 25.07.2013

    German Companies Face Stiff Competition on Global Market for Energy-Efficient Technologies

    German companies are well positioned on the global market for energy-efficient technologies. Against the backdrop of an assessment of the Federal Environment Agency, according to which the volume of this global…
  8. Research // 11.07.2013

    ZEW Energy Market Barometer - Thresholds for Assessing Energy Poverty

    Rising energy prices burden low income households. These households may have a tough time paying for their energy consumption in the near future. They will have to cut energy consumption or shift household…
  9. Research // 11.07.2013

    Bertelsmann Foundation and ZEW Publish New Study - EU Could Help Member States to Save Costs

    The European Union could help its member states to save costs. Money could be saved by establishing common external representations of the EU or joint European armed forces. EU member states have been…
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