German firms carrying out research both in Germany and abroad realise considerably higher profits. They experience a return on sales ratio that is almost two per centage points higher than in firms without own…
In public opinion, outsourcing is usually associated with job cuts. The findings of a current study conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, however, indicate that this is not…
Businesses that are at least 50 per cent family-owned rely more heavily than other enterprises on short-term credit in order to finance long-term investment and innovation projects. This gives them more…
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…
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…
Thirty five percent of innovative German companies already use cloud computing. However, several companies consider its impact on the protection of sensitive business data and the dependence on external…
Compared internationally, the German stock market is expected to show above-average growth in 2011. Stocks in the engineering as well as chemical and pharmaceutical industries are expected to perform…
Costs for the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) will rise significantly over the next few years. This will put public approval of subsidies for renewable energies in danger. This is the finding of the current…