We analyze exchange rate pass-through, i.e. the change in local currency prices resulting from variations in the exchange rate, for consumer prices in the euro area. We first estimate country-specific pass-through…
The project analysed the conditions for the emergence of lead-markets for innovations of a sustainable development. It has developed policy-recommendations which are able to support the world-wide diffusion of…
In 2001, the innovation surveys of the ZEW (MIP and MIP-S) were the German contribution to the third Community Innovation Surveys (CIS 3), which were coordinated by eurostat, the statistical office of the European…
Other than the hedonic method, which is mainly used in the USA, the traditional practice of statistical agencies in Germany possibly leads to a systematic under-representation of quality change. This is in…
Personnel management departments are always seeking to develop new strategies that offer incentives to employees and that are intended to increase productivity: the introduction of innovative payments systems or…
The project aims at providing advice to European policy makers about the best strategy for climate change mitigation, within the framework of the Kyoto protocol and the provided flexibility instruments, focusing…
The latest forecasts show, that we will encounter a strong growth in freight transport in the next few years. The objective of this study is to analyse the potential to bring freight to other means of transport.…
At the Lissabonner EU Summit the Council of Ministers decided that the research policies of EU member countries would undergo a systematic comparison. One element of this comparison forms a benchmarking process…
Technical progress is the most important engine of economic development in developed European national economies. No other factor contributes more to the generation of prosperity. However, technical progress is…