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  1. Research // 12.08.1999

    Phasing out of Nuclear Energy – Determining a Date for the Shutdown on the Basis of the Power Plants' Useful Lives Could Prove Costly

    In a current study, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim analysed the costs of an early phase-out of nuclear energy in Germany. The study showed that the amount of costs mainly depends on…
  2. Research // 27.07.1999

    Increase in Innovation Activities in the Manufacturing and Mining Industries

    The innovation activities in the German manufacturing and mining industries have further increased. In 1997, the share of innovative companies among all businesses in this sector has reached a level of 66 per…
  3. Research // 27.07.1999

    Innovations in the Services Sector: Contrasting Developments in the Individual Branches

    Innovation activities in Germany showed a generally stable trend in 1997. However, disparate developments are apparent in the individual sectors. Whereas in the modern services sectors – banks/insurances as…
  4. Dates and News // 20.07.1999

    ZEW Director of Business and Administration Ernst-O. Schulze Celebrates 60th Birthday

    Ernst-O. Schulze, Director of Business and Administration at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, celebrates his 60th birthday on Friday, 23 July 1999. As founding director of ZEW, he…
  5. Dates and News // 19.07.1999

    Minister of Finance of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg Visits ZEW

    On July 19, 1999, the Minister of Finance of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg Gerhard Stratthaus made an inaugural visit to the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. After an…
  6. Dates and News // 09.07.1999

    ZEW President Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Franz on the Evaluation Report of the German Council of Science and Humanities

    At today's meeting in Würzburg, the German Council of Science and Humanities recommended the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) to be included on the "Blue List". On this occasion, ZEW President Dr.…
  7. Dates and News // 09.07.1999

    German Council of Science and Humanities Recommends ZEW to Be Included on the "Blue List"

    The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim was given high accreditation in the current publication of the German Science Council’s assessment report. ZEW was praised for having turned into a…
  8. Dates and News // 01.07.1999

    Change in the ZEW Supervisory Board

    In the course of the latest Supervisory Board meeting of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, the Chairman Prof. Dr. Manfred Timmermann (Deutsche Bank AG) welcomed Wolfgang Fröhlich as a…
  9. Conferences // 11.06.1999

    ZEW Economic Forum 1999: Economic Prospects and Policy in Europe

    Within the context of the first Economic Forum of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Franz welcomed some 200 participants. "The purpose of this ZEW event, which will…
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