_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Z E W - N E W S L E T T E R E N G L I S H E D I T I O N Nr. 2011-02 vom 10.03.2011 (Beatrix Immig, newsletter-en at zew.de ) http://www.zew.eu _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Content 1. NEWS 2. CALL FOR PAPERS 2.1. Call for Papers: 9th ZEW Conference on the Economics of Information and Communication Technologies (June 27-28, 2011) 3. STAFF 3.1. Awards 3.2. Appointments 4. PRESS RELEASES 5. RECENT PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE 5.1. ZEWnews English edition 5.2. Financial Market Report Switzerland 5.3. Financial Market Report CEE 5.4. Discussion Papers IN GERMAN LANGUAGE 5.5. ZEW Finanzmarktreport (ZEW Financial Market Report) 6. NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS 7. EVENTS 7.1. Professional Training 7.2. Scientific Events 8. JOB OFFERS _____________________________________________________________________ 1. NEWS 24.02.2011 Q&A: Free Movement for Workers from Countries that Joined the EU in 2004 - Immigration to Germany Will Remain Moderate After May 1, 2011: On May 1, 2011, all persons from Central and Eastern Europe will gain the unrestricted right to work in another EU nation. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Franz talks about the implications of the full freedom of movement for the German labour market, as discussed in the annual report of the German Council of Economic Experts. Read the complete interview here: http://www.zew.de/news1653 18.02.2011 ZEW Research Associate Lars Feld Appointed to the German Council of Economic Experts: The German Federal Government appointed Prof. Dr. Lars Feld to the German Council of Economic Experts. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wiegard from the University of Regensburg, who is leaving the council. Prof. Dr. Lars Feld is director of the Walter Eucken Institute at the University of Freiburg as well as a long-standing Research Associate at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). Additional information on Prof. Dr. Lars Feld can be found here: http://www.zew.de/staff_lfe 16.02.2011 Prof. Volker Wieland, PhD, Talked at ZEW About Proposals for Policy Analysis After the Financial Crisis: At the end of January a special highlight marked ZEW's research seminar. Prof. Volker Wieland, PhD, from Frankfurt University gave a talk about new proposals for policy analysis after the financial and economic crisis. Read more: http://www.zew.de/news1655 08.02.2011 Habilitations and Dissertations at ZEW: ZEW places great emphasis on the qualification of its staff. Last year, one habilitation and several dissertations were completed at ZEW. We would like to thank all supervisors, especially the first advisers. * Aschhoff, B. (Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, "Public Money for Private Research: Empirical Analyses of Policy Instruments to Stimulate R&D Activities in the Business Sector with a Focus on Subsidies and Public Procurement"). * Coneus, K. (Dissertation, Technical University Dresden, "Empirische Untersuchungen zur frühkindlichen Bildung in Deutschland"). * Grünewald, M. (Dissertation, University of Mannheim, "Internationales Steuerinformationssystem"). * Heinemann, F. (Habilitation, Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, "Papers on Empirical Public Finance"). * Kalb, A. (Dissertation, Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, "Public Sector Efficiency - An Application to Local Governments in Germany"). * Köhler, M. (Dissertation, European Business School - International University Schloß Reichartshausen, "Integration, Regulierung und Corporate Governance im EU Bankensektor"). * Meyer, J. (Dissertation, University of Zurich, "ICT, Workforce Age and Firm Performance - Firm-Level Evidence from Germany"). * Misch, F. (Dissertation, University of Nottingham, "Fiskalpolitik und Wirtschaftswachstum"). * Mühler, G. (Dissertation, University of Freiburg, "Five Essays on Early Education and Workplace Training"). * Müller, B. (Dissertation, University of Konstanz, "Human Capital in New Firms"). * Schmidt, S. (Dissertation, Free University of Berlin (FUB), "Interest Rate Dynamics, Interest Rate Expectations and the Operational Framework of Central Banks"). * Steffes, S. (Dissertation, University of Freiburg, "Beschäftigungsdynamik und heterogene Arbeitsverhältnisse"). * Stichnoth, H. (Dissertation, L'École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), "Essays zur Einwanderung, zum relativen Einkommen und zur Umverteilung"). * Ullrich, H. (Dissertation, University of Zurich, "Essays in Applied Microeconomics and Econometrics"). * Veith, T. (Dissertation, Otto Beisheim School of Management, "Aspekte von Regulierung und Wettbewerb in europäischen Telekommunikationsmärkten"). * Wang, Q. (Dissertation, University of Mannheim, "Investor Beliefs and Forecast Evaluation"). News can also be found here: http://www.zew.de/news 2. CALL FOR PAPERS 2.1. Call for Papers: 9th ZEW Conference on the Economics of Information and Communication Technologies (June 27-28, 2011): The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, Germany, is holding its 9th conference on "The Economics of Information and Communication Technologies" on June 27-28, 2011. The conference objective is to discuss recent scientific contributions to the economics of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the economics of ICT industries. Theoretical, empirical, and policy oriented contributions are welcome. The deadline for submission of full papers is March 20, 2011. Please submit papers in PDF or MS Word format to: ict-conference at zew.de Further information and the call for papers: http://www.zew.de/event1412 3. STAFF 3.1. Awards ZEW Researchers Receive Award: A study conducted at the ZEW titled "Diversification Benefits from Securitized Real Estate for International Portfolios" was recently awarded the Best Refereed Conference Paper Award 2011 by the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society. The authors of the paper, Tim-Alexander Kröncke and Felix Schindler, received the award at the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Conference 2011. Additional information on the paper can be found here: http://www.zew.de/news1656 3.2. Appointments Prof. Dr. Irene Bertschek Accepts Position at the University of Mannheim: Prof. Dr. Irene Bertschek, head of the ZEW research group Information and Communication Technologies, has been appointed professor of economics with a focus on applied empirical economic research at the University of Mannheim. The position is attached to the Department of Economics within the Faculty of Law and Economics. It is partly funded by the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Community. Additional information on Prof. Dr. Irene Bertschek can be found here: http://www.zew.de/staff_ibe Prof. Dr. Michael Schröder Accepts Position at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management: Prof. Dr. Michael Schröder, head of ZEW's International Finance and Financial Management research department, has accepted a professorship in asset management at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. The position is attached to the school's finance department. Additional information on Prof. Dr. Michael Schröder can be found here: http://www.zew.de/staff_msc 4. PRESS RELEASES 23.02.2011 - ZEW (ssc/ggr) ZEW Survey Among Financial Market Experts: Experts Expect Inflation to Rise in the Eurozone in the Medium Term and the ECB's Monetary Policy to Become less Accommodating: In the median, the inflation rate in the eurozone will be 2 per cent in the current year and 2.4 per cent in 2012. These are the findings of a survey among 227 financial market experts conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim in February 2011. Read more: http://www.zew.de/press1660 18.02.2011 - ZEW/Erste Group Bank (mbo/kbo) ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) - Economic Expectations for Central and Eastern Europe Brighten Up: The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) has increased by 8.3 points to 24.5 points in February. The improvement of the economic expectations for the CEE region on a six-month time horizon can be mainly ascribed to the positive outlook for the economies in Hungary and Poland. The economic sentiment indicator for the CEE region and further financial market data have been surveyed monthly since 2007 by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, with the support of Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna. Read more: http://www.zew.de/press1652 17.02.2011 - ZEW/CS (gla/kbo) ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Expectations Almost Unchanged: Economic expectations for Switzerland brightened up just marginally in February, with the relevant ZEW-CS Indicator edging up by only 1.2 points to the minus 17.2 mark. The ZEW-CS Indicator is calculated monthly by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS). The indicator reflects the expectations of the surveyed financial market experts regarding the economic development in Switzerland on a six-month time horizon. Read more: http://www.zew.de/press1651 15.02.2011 - ZEW (cdi/mfo/kbo) ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Expectations Remain Stable: The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany has remained almost unchanged in February 2011. The indicator has climbed by 0.3 points and now stands at 15.7 points. This value is below the indicator's historical average of 26.7 points. Read more: http://www.zew.de/press1650 03.02.2011 - ZEW/Microsoft (ggr/dhe) Highly Populated Areas are Leading Forces of the German High-Tech Sector: Frankfurt (Main) does not only make its name as Germany's financial capital but is also a leading force when it comes to high-tech start-ups in Germany. This is the finding of a recent study conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Microsoft Germany. According to the study, Frankfurt shows particularly high start-up intensity in the high-tech sector. There are more than four high-tech founders (4.17) for every 10,000 employed people. Frankfurt is followed by Munich (3.88), Düsseldorf (3.79) and Hamburg (3.75). With these results, the study confirms the unrivalled position of highly populated areas in Germany as leading forces in the whole high-tech start-up scene. Still, the majority of German regions registered an ongoing decline of start-up intensity. Read more: http://www.zew.de/press1647 31.01.2011 - ZEW (cra/kbo) Innovation Survey 2010 for Germany: Emerging from the Crisis with Drive: In spite of the severe economic crisis, German businesses have maintained their levels of innovation. Although innovation expenditures declined in 2009 for the first time in thirteen years, the decline was lower than the sales collapse and therefore innovation intensity increased. Innovation intensity is a measure of innovation expenditures as a percentage of total turnovers in all businesses. For 2010 and 2011, businesses are already planning higher innovation expenditures, which will almost return to the pre-crisis levels of 2008. These are the findings from the recently published Innovation Survey 2010 for Germany. The survey is conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in collaboration with Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research and infas (Institute for Applied Social Sciences) by a mandate of the Federal Ministry for Education and Research. Read more: http://www.zew.de/press1646 All press releases can be found here: http://www.zew.de/press 5. RECENT PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE 5.1. ZEWnews English edition ZEWnews English edition January/February 2011: * Large scale infrastructure projects in the alps - A mixed scorecard for freight traffic * Experts expect strong German stock market performance in 2011 * Generational transition in German SMEs proceeding more smoothly than anticipated * Information and Communication Technologies set the stage for innovations * The impact of party ideology on economic growth * Strong revaluation of the Yuan poses a threat to the stability of the global economy * The costs of adapting to climate change * Workshop on behavioural microsimulation * Opinon regarding the euro in crisis Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/zn/en/zn012011.pdf 5.2. Financial Market Report Switzerland Financial Market Report Switzerland March 2011: * Economic expectations almost unchanged * Eurozone: Economic outlook continues to brighten up * USA: Rising inflation expected * Japan: Still no interest rate hike on the horizon * Great Britain: Economic prospects unchanged * Special question: Economic growth drivers in Switzerland in 2011? Download as PDF-file(*): http://www.zew.de/en/publikationen/finanzmarktreportschweiz/legalnote.php?target=FMTSchweiz032011.pdf 5.3. Financial Market Report CEE Financial Market Report CEE March 2011: * Economic expectations for CEE brighten up * Economic outlook for the CEE region, Austria, and the eurozone * Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Positive economic development * Croatia, Hungary, and Romania: Improved current situation * Turkey: Increasing inflation concerns * Special question: Development of the CEE stock market index NTX in 2011 Download as PDF-file(*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/fmt_cee/FMTCEE032011.pdf 5.4. Discussion Papers 11-016 Marcus Kappler, Helmut Reisen, Moritz Schularick, Edouard Turkisch The Macroeconomic Effects of Large Exchange Rate Appreciations Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11016.pdf 11-015 Stephan Dlugosz Clustering Life Trajectories - A New Divisive Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm for Discrete-Valued Discrete Time Series Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11015.pdf 11-014 Bjoern-Martin Kurzrock, Frieder Mokinski, Felix Schindler, Peter Westerheide Do Residential Property Companies Systematically Adjust Their Capital Structure? The Case of Germany Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11014.pdf 11-013 Stephan Dlugosz Combined Stochastic and Rule-Based Approach to Improve Regression Models with Mismeasured Monotonic Covariates Without Side Information Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11013.pdf 11-012 Tim-Alexander Kroencke, Felix Schindler International Diversification with Securitized Real Estate and the Veiling Glare from Currency Risk Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11012.pdf 11-011 Steffen Osterloh Can Regional Transfers Buy Public Support? Evidence from EU Structural Policy Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11011.pdf 11-010 Dirk Czarnitzki, Katrin Hussinger, Cédric Schneider R&D Collaboration with Uncertain Intellectual Property Rights Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11010.pdf 11-009 Dirk Czarnitzki, Christoph Grimpe, Andrew A. Toole Delay and Secrecy: Does Industry Sponsorship Jeopardize Disclosure of Academic Research? Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11009.pdf 11-008 Katja Coneus, Andrea Mühlenweg Orphans at Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence on Educational and Health Outcomes Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11008.pdf 11-007 Bettina Büttner, Hendrik Thiel, Stephan Lothar Thomsen Variation of Learning Intensity in Late Adolescence and the Impact on Noncognitive Skills Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11007.pdf 11-006 Bettina Peters, Peter Westerheide Short-Term Borrowing for Long-Term Projects: Are Family Businesses More Susceptible to Irrational Financing Choices? Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11006.pdf 11-005 Anna Laura Mancini, Silvia Pasqua Asymmetries and Interdependencies in Time Use Between Italian Parents Download as PDF-file (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11005.pdf IN GERMAN LANGUAGE 5.5. ZEW Finanzmarktreport (ZEW Financial Market Report) ZEW Financial Market Report March 2011 * Positive development continues * ECB: Reaction to danger of inflation expected * USA: Assessment of the economic situation significantly improved * Japan: Rise in expectations * Great Britain: Disappointed hopes * Special question: Current monetary policy in the euro area Download as PDF-file (German only) (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/frep/032011.pdf (*) Please note: PDF-files can be displayed by using Acrobat-Reader. The software can be downloaded for free: http://www.adobe.de/products/acrobat/readstep2.html 6. NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS Returns to Tertiary Education and Income Risks http://www.zew.de/project1062 The Role of Investment Banks in Supporting the German Economy http://www.zew.de/project1058 The Impact of International Company Taxation on the Investment Behaviour of Baden-Württemberg's Multinationals http://www.zew.de/project1060 EIS: Strategic Research Alliance for Energy Innovation Systems and Their Dynamics - Denmark in Global Competition http://www.zew.de/project1057 International Corporate Taxation and Group Structures http://www.zew.de/project1061 7. EVENTS 7.1. Professional Training 23.03.-24.03.2011 Presenting in English - Prepare Yourself for an International Audience Speaker: Barbara Hey (ZEW) Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information, costs, and enrolment: http://www.zew.de/expertseminar1297 12.04.-13.04.2011 Scientific Talks in English Speaker: Barbara Hey (ZEW) Location of the event: European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations (KoWi), Rue du Trône 98, 4°, 1050 Brussels Additional information, costs, and enrolment: http://www.zew.de/expertseminar1426 7.2. Scientific Events 16.03.2011 Mannheim Competition Policy Forum: The Failing Company/Division Defence in the Swiss Newspaper Sector Speaker: Vincent Martenet (Swiss Competition Commission, SUI) Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1403 17.03.2011 ZEW Research Seminar: Simulating Marginal Tax Rates and Corporate Debt Policy Speaker: Dr. Reinald Koch Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1423 24.03.2011 Conference: Post-Crisis Fiscal Consolidation Strategies for Europe Location of the event: University of Freiburg Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1339 24.03.2011 Mannheim Competition Policy Forum: Product Unbundling in the Travel Industry: The Economics of Airline Bag Fees Speaker: Jan Brückner (University of California, Irvine, USA) Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1414 24.03.2011 ZEW Research Seminar: The Inefficiency of Private Adaptation to Pollution in the Presence of Endogeneous Market Structure Speaker: Prof. Dr. Klaus Eisenack (University of Oldenburg) Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1348 07.04.2011 ZEW Research Seminar: Is There a Link Between Home Ownership and Unemployment Levels? Evidence from German Regional Data Speaker: Oliver Lerbs Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1392 8. JOB OFFERS 17.2.2011 Reseacher For the Information and Communication Technologies research department The complete job offer can be found here: http://www.zew.de/en/stellen/stellen.php3?modus=show&id=222 _____________________________________________________________________ IMPRINT Publisher: Centre for European Economic Research GmbH (ZEW) Mannheim L 7, 1 . 68161 Mannheim / P.O. Box 10 34 43 . 68034 Mannheim . Germany Internet: www.zew.de . www.zew.eu Seat of the company: Mannheim Local Court Mannheim HRB 6554 Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Gerhard Stratthaus, MdL, Minister, ret. Executive Directors: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. 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