The German Accounting Law Modernization Act (BilMoG) of the year 2010 has been one of the most important reform acts in Germany in the last years and has constituted a change in paradigm with regard to the …
The idea of enhanced fiscal integration in Europe is a key concept in overcoming the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and stabilising the European Currency Union. Various ideas regarding the design of a fiscal…
Das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BAMS) vergibt im Rahmen der Erstellung des fünften Armuts- und Reichtumsberichts ein Forschungsprojekt mit de, Titel Analyse der Verteilung von Einkommen und Vermögen…
This project conducts a number of analyses on likely impacts of survey design and respondent characteristics on the results of the Mannheim Innovation Panel (MIP), the ZEW’s annual innovation survey. The project…
Cloud computing, the use of information technology (IT) services via a network e.g. software, calculating capacity, storage, etc., is not only seen as a megatrend in the area of information and communication…
The increasing importance of knowledge in the economy leads to a higher demand for high qualified employees in German enterprises. The shift of the qualification structure in the labor force is ongoing. In the…
Environmental regulations have important repercussions on the labor market. One of these repercussions concerns employment and the question inhowfar environmental policies generate or destroy employment. This…
The aim of this study is to analyze fiscal policy in the euro area under the current institutional architecture of the Eurozone. In the first part, it will be investigated to what extent automatic stabilizers have…
ZEW recently conducted a policy evaluation of subsidies for vocational training on the market for apprenticeships commissioned by the Federal ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS). The evaluation of the…
This project aims at analysing the research and innovation performance of Switzerland compared to other regions of similar size and economic structure. The project focuses on the following foour indicator areas:
The evaluation will analyse how ERDF support is invested with the aim to support SME development and innovation. The actual investments will be compared with available evidence on successful policies. Going…
We analyze different alternatives how a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA) could be designed and assess their effectiveness to act as an insurance device in the presence of asymmetric…