This project assessed the impact of new public measures to foster mediation of the unemployed into employment. Based on micro- and macroeconomic data effects of mediation vouchers, the delegation of mediation to…
The wave of corporate mergers during the nineties has sparked new interest in economic analyses of the preconditions and consequences of increasing market concentration. Traditionally, static microeconomic models…
This project aims at evaluating the efficiency in terms of job placement of the instruments used within the framework of the so-called “alliance for jobs” in the county of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. Using hazard…
The ZEW produces, in the order of Finanzplatz e.V., Frankfurt a. M., a brochure that will serve as an orientation guide for foreign investors, issuers and financial services providers. The brochures will describe…
The planned reform of fiscal equalisation among Swiss cantons is partly based on the Aggregated Tax Base (ATB), which represents the fiscal capacity of different cantons. As some types of companies are favourably…
The state of Baden-Württemberg pledges to uphold the federal government's commitment to an on average reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 21% in the years 2008-2012 as compared to 1990. The national climate…
In Germany, persons between 55 and 64 years of age have a lower labour participation in comparison to younger persons. The actual age at which persons start drawing pensions is well below the regular retirement…
In Germany, over a third of all new hires are based on fixed-term contracts. However, the effects of fixed-term contracts on individual career paths and the employment conditions of fixed-term workers have not…
The proposed project BASIC investigates the question how to guarantee the provision of affordable and reliable basic services in the liberalised markets for electricity, telecommunication, public transport and…
In line with the Presidency Conclusions of the Goeteborg European Council, which emphasise the role of sustainable development for policy making in the EuropeanUnion, the project aimed at building a network of…