Economic truths can be cruel. In 1993, the University of Minnesota’s Joel Waldfogel published a famous article about the deadweight loss that occurs at Christmas. According to his analysis, billions are lost…
The currently very low interest rates are having a decisive influence on the savings behaviour in Germany. These are the findings of a survey conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) among…
On 16 and 17 November 2016 the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) hosted a workshop for users of the ZEW Research Data Centre (FDZ) in Mannheim. About 40 national and international researchers attended…
On 28 November 2016, the members of the regulatory policy commission of an association for family-run businesses, Die Familienunternehmer e.V., visited ZEW. Researchers from ZEW's Research Units "Corporate…
Regarding the recent rejection of constitutional reform in Italy, Professor Achim Wambach, PhD, President of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), comments,