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  1. Research // 28.07.2015

    ZEW Researchers Present Proposal for European Fiscal Union

    The dispute over a solution to the Greek sovereign debt crisis has revealed the major shortcoming of eurozone crisis management: there is no effective strategy to enforce negotiated reforms and budget cuts if a…
  2. Research // 24.07.2015

    Inheritance Tax Reform Significantly Raises Costs for Business Transfers

    For a number of years, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) has regularly calculated the inheritance tax burden applicable when a large mid-tier sample company, in the legal form of a limited…
  3. Research // 23.07.2015

    ZEW-PwC China Economic Barometer: German Companies See Themselves as Ahead of Chinese Competitors

    German companies are well positioned with respect to their Chinese competitors. This is the outcome of the latest ZEW-PwC China Economic Barometer for the 3rd quarter of 2015, which surveyed executives from…
  4. CEE Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 16.07.2015

    ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Current Situation Shows Major Improvement and is Expected to Remain Steady in the Mid-Term

    In July 2015, economic expectations for the countries in Central and Eastern Europe, including Turkey (CEE region), have deteriorated. In the current survey, the ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment…
  5. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 15.07.2015

    ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Outlook Decreases

    In July 2015 the ZEW-CS Indicator for Switzerland decreases. The indicator declines by 5.5 points and now stands at a value of minus 5.4 points. This reading indicates that a slightly larger fraction of…