Within the framework of the research programme "Strengthening Efficiency and Competitiveness in the European Knowledge Economies", the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim (Germany), and the…
Dr. Grit Mühler, researcher at the ZEW research department "Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy", has earned the Baden-Württemberg Certificate in University Didactics (Baden-Württemberg-Zertifikat…
Germany's temporary employment sector has seen rapid growth in recent years, with the number of temporary employees rising from 340,000 in 2000 to 824,000 in 2010. While this growth has continued apace in 2011,…
ZEW's International Finance and Financial Management department regularly investigates questions concerning international real estate markets. Past topics of investigation include the dynamic interactions…
A special highlight of September’s ZEW Research Seminar was the guest appearance of David Reiley, a principal research scientist at the Internet company Yahoo!. During his talk with ZEW economists, he discussed…
The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy three years ago precipitated a global financial crisis whose repercussions can be felt to this day. Prof. Dr. Michael Schröder, head of the research department of International…
Chen Qian from the Chinese Academy of Science, Institute of Policy and Management (IPM), in Beijing is visiting researcher at the ZEW research department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental…
Economists are currently being taken to task for the inaccuracy of their forecasts. Some of their most critical voices have come from the natural sciences, where the commentary has been mocking and at times…
The Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, decided to extend Dr. Holger Bonin’s contract as head of the research department "Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social…
Dr. Ebru Voyvoda, Assistant Professor from the Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Economics, in Ankara will be visiting researcher in the ZEW research department "Environmental and Resource…
