1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-024 // 2019

    Digitalization and the Future of Work: Macroeconomic Consequences

    Computing power continues to grow at an enormous rate. Simultaneously, more and better data is increasingly available and Machine Learning methods have seen significant breakthroughs in the recent past. All this…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2019

    Path dependencies versus efficiencies in regulation: Evidence from “old” and “new” broadband markets in the EU

    This paper examines the determinants of sector-specific regulation imposed on broadband markets related both to efficiency objectives of regulators and to those of narrowly defined interest groups. We test…

  3. German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report) // 2019

    Second Quarter 2019

    • DIFI Almost Unchanged in Negative Territory
    • Assessments of the Real Estate Financing Market are Still Relatively Pessimistic
    • Refinancing on the Rise
    • Margin Races: Euphoria for Hotel Real Estate Declines
  4. M&A Report // 2019

    May/June 2019

    • German M&A Index Declining Since Year-End
    • M&A Activity in the German Construction Sector Remains Fairly Robust
    • M&A Activity Between Companies with Large Patent Portfolios Is Refrained From
  5. ZEW Newsletter // 2019

    2019-06

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • ZEW Workshop on the Economics of Higher Education
    3. Personalia
      • Guests at ZEW
    4. Press Releases
    5. Recent Publications
      IN ENGLISH
      • ZEWnews English Edition
      • German Real…
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-023 // 2019

    Net Neutrality Regulation: Much Ado About Nothing?

    The economics literature on Net Neutrality (NN) has been largely critical of NN regulation on the basis of theoretical findings that NN violations can be both welfare improving and welfare deteriorating,…

  7. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2019

    June 2019

    • Expectations for Chinese Economy Return to Negative Territory: CEP Indicator Falls to a New Reading of Minus 7.8 Points
    • 26 analysts participated in the June survey, which was conducted during the period 5 till 19…
  8. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2019

    Juli 2019

    • Weltwirtschaftliche Risiken belasten den Konjunkturausblick
    • Eurozone: Konjunkturerwartungen brechen ein
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen sinken erneut
    • Japan: Konjunkturausblick verschlechtert sich deutlich
    • Großb…