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  1. Dates and News // 27.02.2013

    Change of Presidency at ZEW - Online Livestream of the Ceremony

    In a ceremony with invited guests, the farewell of long-standing ZEW President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Franz takes place at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim today. Prof. Dr.…
  2. Dates and News // 20.02.2013

    Habilitations and Doctorates at ZEW in 2010

    ZEW is invested in the further qualifications of its staff. Last year saw one ZEW researcher achieve their habilitation while many others completed their doctorates. We would like to thank all the dissertation…
  3. Dates and News // 20.02.2013

    Dissertations at ZEW in 2012

    The qualification of its staff is very important to ZEW. This is also illustrated by the number of dissertations completed at ZEW in 2012. We would like to thank all supervisors, especially the first advisors. …
  4. Research // 13.02.2013

    ZEW policy brief Published: Start-up Financing: How Credit Ratings and Bank Concentration Impact Credit Access

    The Basel II Accord implemented a tighter regulation of the banking sector. The importance of external credit scoring conducted by rating agencies has thus grown significantly for banks providing business…
  5. Personnel // 06.02.2013

    Claudia Ghisetti Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Claudia Ghisetti, PhD student in European law and economics at the University of Bologna, will be visiting researcher at the ZEW Research Department “Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental…
  6. Opinion // 05.02.2013

    Europe

    My final column written as ZEW's President before resiging from office has to do with Europe. Not only to pay tribute to the "E" in ZEW, but primarily because I am worried about Europe. We should not let things…
  7. Questions & Answers // 05.02.2013

    Are we Achieving a Turnaround in Energy Policy? Praise for Renewable Energy - Criticism About Security of Supply

    In mid-December, the Expert Commission for the "Energy of the Future" Monitoring Process issued its first position statement regarding the federal government’s annual status report on German renewable energy…
  8. Conferences // 05.02.2013

    Conference on Consumption-Based Approaches in Climate Policy (March 6-7, 2013)

    The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research Oslo (CICERO) host a conference on consumption-based approaches in climate policy in Mannheim…
  9. Research // 31.01.2013

    ZEW Expert Report on Labour Market Situation of Older Employees in the Roofing Sector Published

    The short expert report by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) analyses the labour market situation of older…
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