News

  1. Guests at ZEW // 26.01.2016

    Dr. Jens Perner Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Dr. Jens Perner was a visiting researcher in ZEW’s Research Group “Competition and Regulation” on January 21 and 22, 2016. He is Associate Director at Frontier Economics Cologne and provides companies,…
  2. Events // 21.01.2016

    ZEW Workshop: Germany Needs to Provide More Tax Incentives for Research and Development

    The German government’s main tactic to incentivise companies to invest in innovation is to directly fund research projects. However, a number of recent studies have shown that this method of encouraging…
  3. Guests at ZEW // 18.01.2016

    Prof. Dr. Ravi Kanbur Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Professor Ravi Kanbur was a visiting researcher in ZEW's Research Group "International Distribution and Redistribution" on January 7 and 8, 2016. He is T. H. Lee Professor of World Affairs and Professor of…
  4. Research // 07.01.2016

    New ZEW Forecast Survey Published

    Nineteen banks participated in the January 2016 ZEW Forecast Survey. Forecasts were submitted until December 22, 2015. The three-month DAX forecasts (German Share Index) remain positive. The surveyed institutes…
  5. Personnel // 07.01.2016

    ZEW Economist Sascha Steffen Takes Over Professorship for Financial Markets at the University of Mannheim

    Professor Sascha Steffen, head of the Research Department "International Finance and Financial Management" at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), has officially taken over the professorship for…
  6. Research // 21.12.2015

    2015 Innovation Indicator Published - Study from ISI and ZEW Compares Innovation Performance in 35 National Economies

    Germany is closing in on Switzerland and Singapore, the two countries leading in international innovation rankings. Germany now ranks in fifth place in international comparison.
  7. Opinion // 17.12.2015

    German Federal States Require Greater Tax Autonomy

    If German Minister of Finance, Wolfgang Schäuble, should happen to be stuck for ideas as to what to give his state ministers for Christmas, he need only read the states' proposal for reform of the German…