News

  1. 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…
  2. 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…
  3. 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…
  4. 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…
  5. 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…
  6. 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…
  7. Personnel // 30.01.2013

    ZEW Researcher Receives Award of the Victor Rizkallah Foundation

    Dr. Thomas Walter, researcher at the ZEW Research Department "Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy", was honoured with the award for outstanding research of the Victor Rizkallah Foundation in…
  8. Public Events // 22.01.2013

    Roland Koch Speaks at ZEW

    Roland Koch, Chairman of the Executive Board at Bilfinger SE, gave a lecture on Germany Between the Poles of Success and Economic Crisis at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) on January 21, 2013.…
  9. Research // 21.01.2013

    Fourth "Country Index for Family Enterprises" Published – Germany Is Only a Middle-Ranking Investment Location

    Of all European countries as well as the United States, Switzerland offers the best conditions for family enterprises. Germany, in contrast, ranks only 11th among 18 countries and so takes a position in the…
  10. Dates and News // 15.01.2013

    Chinese Version of ZEW Information Brochure Published

    ZEW recently released the first Chinese version of its information brochure "ZEW in brief". On 24 pages, the publication provides information on the work and the research areas of ZEW. Research partners in…