From June 12-15, 2012, Prof. Francis Greene, PhD, was visiting researcher at the ZEW Research Department "Industrial Economics and International Management". He is Professor of Small Business and…
Energy policy has to meet several targets such as security, environmental compatibility, and economic efficiency at the same time. The success of these efforts can be illustrated using only few indices. A…
Regarding the effective tax burden of companies, Germany ranks 21st among the 27 EU countries. Only six EU member states raise higher corporate taxes than Germany. Even though fiscal reforms were passed in…
Within the framework of a research project, a scientific study has been conducted at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, Germany, in December 2011. The aim of the study was the inquiry…
In a research project, ZEW has conducted a study in order to analyse the real willingness to spend money to prevent carbon dioxide (CO2). ZEW invited 202 people from Mannheim. After the EU emissions trading was…
From January 30 to August 1, 2012, Prof. Dr. Hongxia Duan from the China Center for Energy Economics Research at Xiamen University is visiting researcher in the ZEW Research Department "Environmental and…
From January 30 to April 30, 2012, Olga Slivko is visiting researcher in the ZEW Research Department "Industrial Economics and International Management". She is researcher and PhD student at Universitat Rovira…
At the end of 2010, the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) commissioned studies on the effects of minimum wages on employment, protection of employees and competition in all sectors…
The ICT sector is one of the most innovative sectors in Germany, with 7 per cent of revenue going into innovative projects. Germany is also a leading centre of technology for ICT (information and communication…
According to a recent study looking at the economic potential of the “Internet of Services”, a new service sector with the potential to become a billion-dollar industry has established itself online. This will…