Dr. Daniel Osberghaus, researcher at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, analyses the economic consequences of climate change, with flood prevention being one of his fields of interest.…
Germany’s regulation of professional services needs an overhaul. The country has a wide variety of regulations governing the Freie Berufe, or “liberal professions”, an occupational category that includes…
2016 is a crucial year for the future of the European Union. On June 23 the UK will vote on whether to remain in the EU. If the hotly debated Brexit were to occur, it would be a historical milestone, as no…
Whilst the UN World Climate Conference progresses in Bonn, the fifth Mannheim Energy Conference began today at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). Both events bring international experts from the…
Morteza Mazaheri is a visiting researcher in ZEW's Research Department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management", from February 2 to July 31, 2016. Mazaheri is a doctoral researcher at…
Dr. Marija Penava and Ozana Nadoveza are visiting researchers in ZEW's Research Department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management" from March 16 to July 15, 2016. Marija Penava is…
On today's summit in London, the world's governments are conferring on how to effectively fight global corruption. According to Professor Andreas Peichl, head of the Research Group “International Distribution…
Since the beginning of March 2016, the Federal Cartel Office has been investigating one of the giants of the digital economy on suspicion of misuse of market power – Facebook. Indeed, since the end of 2010, the…
