Projects of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.11.2007 – 31.12.2008

    Market Microstructure and Market Shares in the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme: A Descriptive Study

    The purpose of the project is a preliminary descriptive analysis of the microstructure of EU CO2 emissions allowances (EUAs) markets and an assessment of market shares of German corporations in the European…

  2. Project // 01.09.2007 – 31.01.2008

    Analysis of Subsidies on Dedicated Savings According to the „Wohnungsbauprämiengesetz“

    The report analyses subsidies for savings on Bausparkassen accounts in a theoretical and empirical perspective. First the development of this specific instrument is described against the broader background of…

  3. Project // 01.07.2007 – 30.06.2008

    Analysis and Estimation of the Structural Unemployment in Germany to Improve the Methods for Evaluation of the Structural Deficit and Potential Output

    It is possible to quantify the structural unemployment either on an aggregate level using the time-series (e.g. estimation of the NAIRU) or on a more disaggregated level (e.g. regional data for estimation of the…

  4. Project // 01.06.2007 – 31.01.2008

    Importance of savings dedicated to home ownership (Bausparen) and building societies (Bausparkassen) in Baden Württemberg.

    Subject of the report is a comprehensive analysis of the importance of the German Bausparkassen (building societies) system in the federal state of Baden Württemberg. In an indroductory approach the functions …

  5. Project // 01.05.2007 – 31.12.2016

    Financial Market Survey CEE (Central and Eastern Europe)

    The Financial Market Survey Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is carried out on a monthly basis by ZEW with the support of Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna. A similar survey for Germany has been conducted by ZEW since…

  6. Project // 15.03.2007 – 28.02.2008

    Economic and societal importance of family enterprises

    The project is concerned with a comprehensive analysis of the sector of family enterprises in Germany. The analysis focuses on different questions: Main topics are the quantitative assessment of the economic…

  7. Project // 15.03. – 30.06.2007

    Analysis of a Currency Harvest Strategy

    This project analyzes the performance of the trading strategies of Deutsche Bank, which utilize the so called “forward premium puzzle”. The basis of these strategies are currency baskets in which low-yielding…

  8. Project // 01.03.2007 – 30.06.2008

    Mergers and Acquisitions in Europe: Do They Enhance Efficiency or Destroy Competition?

    This project evaluates the anti-competitive impact of bank mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in EU using event study methodology. Substantial amount of literature indicates that M&A generate abnormal returns to…