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  1. Questions & Answers // 20.07.2012

    How Will Cloud Computing Change the Way we Work? Work Anywhere, Anytime

    More and more companies are shifting to cloud computing, where services such as information storage, computing capacity, and software applications do not depend on in-house data centres. With cloud computing,…
  2. Research // 19.07.2012

    Avoiding High Overdraft Rates – Taking Advantage of Alternatives! A Study by the Centre for European Economic Research and the Institute for Financial Services on Behalf of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

    Some 80 per cent of German households have an overdraft credit. According to experts of consumer protection organisations, the interest rates on overdraft credits are too high. A study presented in Berlin on…
  3. Dates and News // 11.07.2012

    Professor Michael Ward and Dr. Jörg Claussen Visiting Researchers at ZEW Within the Research Programme SEEK

    In July and August 2012, Prof. Michael Ward, PhD, and Dr. Jörg Claussen are visiting researchers at the ZEW Research Group "Information and Communication Technologies". Michael Ward is Professor of Economics at…
  4. Dates and News // 11.07.2012

    ZEW's Computer Simulation "The Climate Protection Dilemma" Displayed at the Largest European Scientific Conference "Euroscience Open Forum" (ESOF)

    The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) contributes its computer simulation "The Climate Protection Dilemma" to the Leibniz Association's stand at the ESOF in Dublin on July 11-15, 2012. The item…
  5. Dates and News // 10.07.2012

    Researchers of Fudan University Visit ZEW

    On July 10 and 11, 2012, a delegation of researchers from the renowned Fudan University in Shanghai visited the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). The Chinese delegation was headed by the director of…
  6. Dates and News // 04.07.2012

    Carolyn Fischer, PhD, Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Carolyn Fischer, PhD, was visiting researcher at the ZEW Research Department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management" from July 2-4, 2012. She is senior fellow at Resources for the…
  7. Dates and News // 03.07.2012

    Professor Timo Teräsvirta Visiting Researcher at ZEW Within the Research Programme SEEK

    Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Timo Teräsvirta, Professor of Economics at Aarhus University in Denmark and member of the Research Center CREATES, was visiting researcher at the ZEW Research Group "Growth and Business…
  8. Dates and News // 28.06.2012

    ZEW Researchers Receive Sakip Sabanci International Research Award 2012

    The ZEW Study "The Effectiveness of Countercyclical Fiscal Policy in Turkey During the Recent Economic Crisis - Evidence from a Natural Experiment" received the Sakip Sabanci International Research Award 2012.…
  9. Conferences // 26.06.2012

    "Energy Conference 2012" at ZEW

    From June 25 until June 26, 2012, some 60 energy experts met at the "Energy Conference 2012" hosted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. During the two-day conference, researchers and…