1. German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report) // 2022

    First Quarter 2022

    • Slight Falls in the Situation and Expectations Indicators
    • Considerable Dynamism Across the Individual Use Types
    • Situation and Outlook in the Refinancing Markets Mixed
    • The Role ESG Criteria Are Playing in…
  2. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Natural disasters and climate change beliefs: the role of distance and prior beliefs

    Public support of climate policies crucially depends on climate change beliefs. Here we analyze the effects of natural disaster experience on the belief in the existence of climate change. The primary data…

  3. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2022

    April 2022

    • Stärkster Rückgang der Konjunkturerwartungen seit Beginn der Umfrage
    • Euroraum: Konjunkturerwartungen brechen ein
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen fallen drastisch
    • China: Erwartungen gehen spürbar zurück
    • Sonderfr…
  4. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Does Green Public Procurement Trigger Environmental Innovations?

    Green public procurement has gained high political priority and is argued to be an effective demand-side policy to trigger environmental innovations. Its implementation usually takes the form of environmental…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-007 // 2022

    Using Big Data for Generating Firm-Level Innovation Indicators – A Literature Review

    Obtaining indicators on innovation activities of firms has been a challenge in economic research for a long time. The most frequently used indicators - R&D expenditure and patents - provide an incomplete picture…