60 years ago in Rome, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg signed a treaty establishing both the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community. Following on…
Whilst life expectancy is on the rise in Germany, demographic change lags behind. Between these two trends yawns the pension gap: the difference between the net earned income a person is accustomed to and their…
Christian Spindler is a visiting researcher in ZEW’s Research Group Competition and Regulation from 1 April till 14 May 2017. He is a doctoral candidate at the Chair of Industry, Energy & Environment of the…
Professor emeritus Gebhard Kirchgässner, a member of the Scientific Advisory Council at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) for many years and professor emeritus at the University of St. Gallen,…
Professor Seung-yeon Won is a visiting researcher in ZEW’s Research Department Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics from 3 March to 26 May 2017. He is an associate professor at the Department of…
On 16 and 17 March 2017, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and the University of Mannheim jointly organised the sixth annual conference of the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation…
The "Magic Square" (Magisches Viereck) is a concept many Germans learn about in school. It describes the four cornerstones of Germany's economy, enshrined in the 1967 Act to Promote Economic Stability and…
As German politicians gear up for the autumn 2017 federal elections, social justice is the issue of the day. Campaigns are promising education for upward mobility, fair wages, just income redistribution, and an…
