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  1. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 26.08.2011

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Economic Expectations Deteriorate

    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…
  2. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 25.08.2011

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Pessimism Still Prevails

    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…
  3. Research // 18.08.2011

    Video Games Contribute to Crime Rate Reduction

    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…
  4. Research // 15.08.2011

    Baden-Württemberg Will Face Student Housing Shortage by 2012

    During the coming years, there will be continuing pressure on the housing markets in the university cities of Baden-Württemberg. Especially in big university cities, mainly Stuttgart, Freiburg im Breisgau and…
  5. Research // 28.07.2011

    Companies Waste Money on Training of Older Employees

    Older employees assess the return of their training measures lower than younger employees in German companies. Although companies spend approximately the same amount of money per participant on the training of…
  6. Research // 27.07.2011

    ZEW Survey Among Energy Experts – Abandoning Nuclear Energy is Possible but Electricity Prices Will Rise

    In Germany the exit from nuclear energy within ten years is possible. Due to the exit period chosen, there is no reason to fear power supply instabilities. However, the change in energy policy connected with…
  7. Information Economy // 25.07.2011

    Service Providers of the Information Society -Europe Is most Important Market for Internationally Operating Companies

    Around 39 per cent of the companies in the economic sector service providers of the information society operate abroad and sell their products and services in different regions worldwide. This international…
  8. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 22.07.2011

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Economic Expectations Stabilise in Central and Eastern Europe

    The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) has declined slightly by 2.5 points to minus 5.0 points in July 2011. In comparison to last month’s…