If German Minister of Finance, Wolfgang Schäuble, should happen to be stuck for ideas as to what to give his state ministers for Christmas, he need only read the states' proposal for reform of the German…
What began in 2007 as a crisis in the financial sector quickly expanded into a government debt crisis that continues to plague the politics and economy of Europe. The banking system has a double-edged role:…
At the beginning of the year, ZEW will participate in the ASSA Annual Meeting in San Francisco from 3-5 January 2016. The event, organised by the American Economic Association, is the world's most important…
Cesare A. F. Riillo, PhD, was a visiting researcher in ZEW's Research Department "Industrial Economics and International Management” from November 16 to December 13, 2015. He is researcher at the National…
Dr. Susan Mendez was a visiting researcher in ZEW's Research Group "Competition and Regulation” from November 23 to December 4, 2015. She is Research Fellow at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and…
The number of workers liable to social security contributions in Germany’s cultural and creative industries rose by 2.3 per cent in 2014. Total revenue, the number of companies, number of employees and value…
