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  1. Opinion // 20.07.2006

    ZEW President Wolfgang Franz on missed opportunities to reform Germany’s statutory health insurance

    By now, the restructuring of the statutory health insurance (SHI) has gradually taken shape as indicated in the white paper issued on July 4, 2006 by the German federal government. Although several essential…
  2. Opinion // 13.04.2006

    ZEW President Wolfgang Franz on the Design of a Corporation Tax Reform – Tax Reform

    Germany is still one of the highest taxed countries when it comes to corporation tax. This has been confirmed by international comparisons conducted by ZEW and the German Council of Economic Experts. As a…
  3. Opinion // 19.12.2005

    ZEW President Franz on the Issue of “Inheritance Tax”

    This article appeared in the December 2005 edition of the ZEWnews.
  4. Opinion // 25.11.2005

    ZEW President Franz on the Topic of "Making Claims" in the Context of Unemployment Pay II (ALG II)

    This article appeared in the November 2005 edition of the ZEWnews
  5. Opinion // 24.10.2005

    ZEW President Franz on the Topic “German”

    In the latest edition of the ZEWnews, ZEW President Professor Wolfgang Franz gives his thoughts on German as a science language.
  6. Opinion // 19.09.2005

    ZEW President Franz on Worker Participation

    In the latest edition of the ZEWNews, ZEW President Professor Wolfgang Franz gives his thoughts on worker participation in company decisions.
  7. Opinion // 01.08.2005

    ZEW President Wolfgang Franz on Europe

    This article appeared in the July/August edition of the ZEWnews.
  8. Opinion // 10.06.2005

    ZEW President Franz on Wage Policy

    This article appeared in the June 2005 edition of the ZEWnews.
  9. Opinion // 18.05.2005

    ZEW President Franz on Unemployment Benefits

    This article appeared in the May 2005 edition of the ZEWnews.
  10. Opinion // 15.03.2005

    ZEW President Wolfgang Franz on the Term “Human Capital”

    This article appeared in the March 2005 edition of the ZEWnews.