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The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) has declined by 11.6 points in September 2011 for the fourth consecutive month. The indicator now…

Economic expectations for Switzerland decreased in September 2011. The relevant ZEW-CS Indicator dropped by 4.3 points to the minus 75.7 threshold. The ZEW-CS Indicator is calculated monthly by the Centre for…

The growth of the transport volume both in Germany and for international traffic will significantly decrease in the next six months. The slowdown of the economic upswing is now being felt in the transport…

The new seminar programme of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim has recently been published. From September 2011 until June 2012, ZEW offers numerous expert seminars on current issues…

The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) has declined significantly by 21.4 points in August 2011. The indicator which displays the…

According to the latest ZEW-CS-Indicator, economic expectations for Switzerland have diminished for the fourth month in a row. In August, the indicator plunged by 12.5 points to the minus 71.4-point mark, thus…

Video games reduce crime rates because they keep potential criminal offenders enthralled to their computer or gaming console. Thereby less time remains to commit crimes. These are the findings of a joint study…