At the end of secondary school, 15-year-old girls have, on average, lower grades in mathematics than boys of the same age. One reason for this gap between boys and girls could be the fact that girls are less…
In the median, inflation rate in the Eurozone will be two percent in the current year and 2.4 percent in 2012. These are the findings of a survey among 227 financial market experts conducted by the Centre for…
The ZEW-Erste Group Bank CEE Economic Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE region) has increased by 8.3 points to 24.5 points in February. The improvement of the economic expectations…
Economic expectations for Switzerland brightened up just marginally in February, with the relevant ZEW-CS-Indicator edging up by only 1.2 points to the minus 17.2 mark. The ZEW-CS-Indicator is calculated…
Frankfurt (Main) does not only make its name as Germany’s financial capital but is also a leading force when it comes to high-tech start-ups in Germany. This is the finding of a recent study conducted by the…
In spite of the severe economic crisis, German businesses have maintained their levels of innovation. Although innovation expenditures declined in 2009 for the first time in thirteen years, the decline was…
The ZEW-Erste Group Bank CEE Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE region) has dropped by 6.5 points to 16.2 points in January 2011. The economic expectations for the CEE region on a…
Economic expectations for Switzerland turned out to be somewhat more moderate in January 2011, with the relevant ZEW-CS-Indicator edging down by 5.9 points to the minus 18.4 mark. The ZEW-CS-Indicator is…
