___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 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. 2011-09 vom 11.10.2011 (Beatrix Immig, newsletter-en at zew.de ) http://www.zew.eu _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Content 1. NEWS 2. CALL FOR PAPERS 2.1. 2nd SEEK Conference "The Green Growth Challenge" (March 9-10, 2012, Mannheim) 2.2. ZEW/Tinbergen Institute Workshop on "Behavioural Personnel Economics" (November 25-26, 2011, Mannheim) 3. STAFF 3.1. Head of Research Unit Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy 3.2. Visiting Researchers 4. PRESS RELEASES 5. RECENT PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE 5.1. Financial Market Report Switzerland 5.2. Financial Market Report CEE 5.3. Discussion Papers IN GERMAN LANGUAGE 5.4. ZEWnews 5.5. ZEW Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen (ZEW Growth and Business Cycle Analysis) 5.6. ZEW Finanzmarktreport (ZEW Financial Market Report) 5.7. Expertises 6. NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS 7. EVENTS 7.1. Scientific Events 8. JOB OFFERS _____________________________________________________________________ 1. NEWS 19.09.2011 Beginning of the Training Programme "Strengthening Macroeconomic Policies" (MPS+): For the third time, employees from different Chinese and Vietnamese state institutions visit the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim. They take part in an advanced training course in the field of macroeconomics, organised by ZEW on behalf of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). Read more: http://www.zew.de/news1805 15.09.2011 Conference on "The Economics of Information and Communication Technologies": At the end of June, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) hosted its 9th conference on "The Economics of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)", which was attended by 50 scientists from both Europe and North America. The two-day conference was organised by ZEW's ICT research group with financial support from the German Research Foundation (DFG). Read more: http://www.zew.de/news1803 08.09.2011 ZEW President Wolfgang Franz on the Topic of "ECB": It's not long since the European Central Bank (ECB) enjoyed great respectability on account of its credible independence and stability-orientated monetary politics. Now, however, the ECB is in choppy waters because precisely this independence of (financial) politics could be lost. What is more, its rejection of a restructuring of Greek government bonds is as disconcerting as its disproportionately heavy reliance on the verdicts of rating agencies. Read more: http://www.zew.de/news1799 News can also be found here: http://www.zew.de/news 2. CALL FOR PAPERS 2.1. 2nd SEEK Conference "The Green Growth Challenge" (March 9-10, 2012, Mannheim) Due to the remarkably high level of interest in the 1st SEEK conference in 2011, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) is pleased to announce the 2nd conference of its research programme "Strengthening Efficiency and Competitiveness in the European Knowledge Economies" (SEEK), taking place in Mannheim from March 9-10, 2012. The prime goal of the conference is to elucidate the challenges to pursuing a smart and sustainable growth path in the economies of Europe. Since this issue has been receiving increasing attention in the worlds of politics and academia, a second aim is to bring together policy makers and scientists to discuss the hurdles to developing green innovations within innovation ecosystems. We encourage researchers from various economic and managerial disciplines to submit contributions (full paper including an abstract of 100-200 words). Submissions should be sent as DOC or PDF (preferably PDF) to Nicole Guertzgen (seek at zew.de ) by November 30, 2011. Further information and the call for papers: http://seek.zew.eu/events 2.2. ZEW/Tinbergen Institute Workshop on "Behavioural Personnel Economics" (November 25-26, 2011, Mannheim) The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and the Tinbergen Institute jointly organise a workshop on "Behavioural Personnel Economics" on November 25-26, 2011. The workshop will take place in Mannheim, Germany. It aims to bring together economists working on "non-standard" incentives in principal-agent relationships to present and discuss their work in progress. Theoretical as well as empirical contributions are welcome. The deadline for submission of full papers or extended abstracts is October 14, 2011. Please submit them in PDF format to Susanne Neckermann (neckermann at zew.de ). Further information and the call for papers: http://www.zew.de/persecon2011 3. STAFF 3.1. Head of Research Unit Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy Dr. Holger Bonin's Contract Extended: The Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, decided to extend Dr. Holger Bonin's contract as head of the research department "Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy" until September 30, 2016. Having studied quantitative economics, Dr. Holger Bonin received a doctoral degree in economics from the University of Freiburg in 2000. Afterwards, he worked at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). Since 2007, Dr. Holger Bonin has been head of the ZEW research department "Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy". His research interests include labour supply, wage and employment rigidities, the economic impact of demographic change and migration, and individual risk preferences. Additional information on Dr. Holger Bonin can be found here: http://www.zew.de/en/mitarbeiter/mitarbeiter.php3?action=mita&kurz=hbo 3.2. Visiting Researchers Dr. Ebru Voyvoda Visiting Researcher at ZEW: Dr. Ebru Voyvoda, assistant professor from the Middle East Technical University (METU), department of economics, in Ankara will be a visiting researcher at the ZEW research department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management" from September 2011 until August 2012. During her stay at ZEW, she will work on the development of CGE models for energy policy analyses. Dr. Ebru Voyvoda is on a sabbatical year from METU and receives a grant by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey for her research stay at ZEW. Additional information on Dr. Ebru Voyvoda can be found here: http://ideas.repec.org/e/pvo12.html Cornelia Lawson, PhD, Visiting Researcher at ZEW: >/From 19 to 30 September 2011, Cornelia Lawson, PhD, is a visiting researcher at /the ZEW research department "Industrial Economics and International Management". Cornelia Lawson is a post-doctoral fellow at the Bureau of Research on Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge, Collegio Carlo Alberto, and at the Laboratory for the Economics of Innovation "Franco Momigliano", Fondazione Rosselli at the University of Turino (Italy). Her research areas cover the economics of higher education, university-industry collaboration, and socio-economics networks. During her research stay at ZEW, she is dealing with the effects of different research funding programmes and industrial research funding on the publishing and patenting behaviour of university professors. Additional information on Cornelia Lawson, PhD, can be found here: http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/~sbbc581/ 4. PRESS RELEASES 23.09.2011 - ZEW (zil/kbo) ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe Including Turkey (CEE) - Economic Expectations for the CEE Region Decrease: The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) has declined by 11.6 points in September 2011 for the fourth consecutive month. The indicator now stands at the minus 38.0 mark. The economic sentiment indicator for the CEE region and further financial market data have been surveyed monthly by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, with the support of Erste Group Bank, Vienna, since 2007. Read more: http://www.zew.de/press1813 22.09.2011 - ZEW/CS (gla/kbo/eje) ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Expectations Decrease: Economic expectations for Switzerland decreased in September 2011. The relevant ZEW-CS Indicator dropped by 4.3 points to the minus 75.7 threshold. 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/press1812 20.09.2011 - ZEW (cdi/fmo/kbo) ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Expectations Continue to Decline: The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany has dropped by 5.7 points in September 2011. This is the seventh decline in a row. The indicator now stands at minus 43.3 points. This value is below the indicator's historical average of 25.6 points. A lower value of the indicator was last seen in December 2008. Read more: http://www.zew.de/press1807 13.09.2011 - ZEW (che/eje/ggr) ZEW/ProgTrans TransportmarktBarometer - Slowdown of Economic Growth Starts Affecting Transport Markets: The growth of the transport volume both in Germany and for international traffic will significantly decrease in the next six months. The slowdown of the economic upswing is now being felt in the transport markets. The price increase for transport services will also slow down; road freight and air fright will be least affected. These are the main findings of the ZEW/ProgTrans TransportmarktBarometer (Transport Market Barometer) in the third quarter of 2011. Every quarter, ProgTrans AG, Basel, together with the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, survey around 250 transport market experts on their assessments for the future development of the transport markets and prices during the next six months. Read more: http://www.zew.de/press1802 09.09.2011 - ZEW (abr/ybr) ZEW Seminar Programme 2011/12 Available: The new seminar programme of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim has recently been published. From September 2011 until June 2012, ZEW offers numerous expert seminars on current issues and questions for specialists and executives. With over 40 events per year, ZEW expert seminars cover a wide range of topics, including econometrics, financial market analysis and management, business management, and organisation. Read more: http://www.zew.de/press1800 All press releases can be found here: http://www.zew.de/en/press/latest 5. RECENT PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE 5.1. Financial Market Report Switzerland Financial Market Report Switzerland October 2011: * The Swiss economy in the outlook: Sentiment remains pessimistic * Eurozone: Outlook for economy increasingly pessimistic * Japan: Economic expectations weaken further * USA: Economic expectations weaker * Great Britain: Assessment of current economic situation unchanged * Special question: Minimum exchange rate of 1.20 EUR/CHF set by the Swiss National Bank Download as PDF-file (*): http://www.zew.de/en/publikationen/finanzmarktreportschweiz/legalnote.php?target=FMTSchweiz102011.pdf 5.2. Financial Market Report CEE Financial Market Report CEE October 2011: * Economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe drop for the fourth consecutive month * Economic outlook for the CEE region, Austria, and the Eurozone * Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Sentiments deteriorate * Croatia, Hungary, and Romania: FX and inflation expectations revised * Turkey: Sentiments and current situation remain stable * Special question: Accession of CEE countries to European Monetary Union Download as PDF-file (*): http://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/fmt_cee/FMTCEE102011.pdf 5.3. Discussion Papers 11-058 Christian Goebel; Thomas Zwick Age and Productivity - Sector Differences? Download as PDF-file (*): http://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11058.pdf 11-057 Andreas Sachs Institutions and Unemployment: Do Interactions Matter? Download as PDF-file (*): http://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11057.pdf 11-056 Kim Hiang Liow; Felix Schindler An Assessment of the Relationship Between Public Real Estate Markets and Stock Markets at the Local, Regional, and Global Levels Download as PDF-file (*): http://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11056.pdf IN GERMAN LANGUAGE 5.4. ZEWnews ZEWnews September 2011: * Additional adaptation in the market for student housing in Baden-Wuerttemberg * Video games contribute to crime reduction * Training of older employees frequently not very effective * Q&A: Debt crisis in the United States * The contribution of wind energy to the future power supply in Germany * Global economic upheaval - Consequences for economic policy after crises * Tax planning for partnerships * Opinion regarding the ECB Download as PDF-file (German only) (*): http://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/zn/zn0911.pdf This edition contains the additional feature CO2 Barometer, which includes the following articles: * Companies become more active in emissions trading - policies must provide a clear framework * New developments in EU emissions trading * Planning security needed * CO2 emissions increased slightly * Mitigation and trading activity * Positive signals * Transaction costs particularly burden small emitters Download as PDF-file (German only) (*): http://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/zn/schwerpunkte/CO2-Barometer/CO20911.pdf 5.5. ZEW Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen (ZEW Growth and Business Cycle Analysis) ZEW Growth and Business Cycle Analysis September 2011: * Insecurity amongst market participants slows down economic growth * Estimated situation in the EMU * Results of the August 2011 survey * Service providers of the information society - Economic sentiment remains stable * On the optimality of a counter-cyclical unemployment benefit system * On the interdependence of labour market institutions * Production potential in autumn 2011 * Proposals by the European Commission on the future EU budget Download as PDF-file (German only) (*): http://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/kr/kr1103.pdf 5.6. ZEW Finanzmarktreport (ZEW Financial Market Report) ZEW Financial Market Report October 2011: * Economic expectations decline again * ECB: Inflation expectations decrease * USA: Light and shadow on the US economy * Japan: Slight upward trend * Great Britain: Expectations decline further * Special question: Exchange rate forecasts Download as PDF-file (German only) (*): ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/frep/aktuell.pdf 5.7. Expertises Andreas Loeschel; Karl Ludwig Brockmann; Peter Heindl; Benjamin Johannes Lutz; Jan Schumacher (2011): KfW/ZEW CO2 Barometer 2011: High Degree of Adaptation Required in EU Emissions Trading from 2013 - German Businesses Inadequately Prepared, KfW Bankengruppe, Frankfurt am Main. Additional information and download (German only): http://www.zew.de/publication6330 (*) Please note: PDF-files can be displayed by using Acrobat-Reader. The software can be downloaded for free: http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/ 6. NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS Employment Effects of Human Resource Management in Firms - Continuing the Strategic Development of Personnel Economics at the ZEW http://www.zew.de/project1114 CFI - Climate Change, Financial Markets and Innovation - Performance of Sustainable Capital Investments: Literature Study and Consultation http://www.zew.de/project1101 Labor Market Institutions and Skill-Specific Unemployment http://www.zew.de/project1121 Climate Policy and the Growth Pattern of Nations http://www.zew.de/project1115 A Concept for Monitoring Energy Policy Achievements http://www.zew.de/project1124 Literature Survey: Weather and Disaster Derivatives http://www.zew.de/project1102 Microsimulation of Family and Marriage Related Public Policies from a Life-Cycle Perspective http://www.zew.de/project1123 Using Administrative Data for Empirical Analyses in Economics of Education http://www.zew.de/project1106 Does Demographic Change Weaken Knowledge-Based Economies? Analysing the Link Between Population Age Structure and Innovation http://www.zew.de/project1126 Saving and Investment Against the Background of the Demographic Change http://www.zew.de/project1122 Strategic Releases and Specialization in the Video Game Market http://www.zew.de/project1116 Capacity Markets and Security of Supply in Liberalised Electricity Markets http://www.zew.de/project1096 Adequate Employment of Graduates: An Economical Analysis of Job Match Quality http://www.zew.de/project1120 7. EVENTS 7.1. Scientific Events 14.-15.10.2011 Conference: 3rd ReCapNet Conference: Real Estate Markets and Capital Markets Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1383 19.-20.10.2011 Conference: Basel III and Beyond: Regulating and Supervising Banks in the Post-Crisis Era Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1472 20.-21.10.2011 Workshop: SEEK-Workshop on Entry, Pricing, and Consumer Search in Online Markets Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1479 24.-25.10.2011 Workshop: ICTNET: ICT-Enabled Innovation, Productivity and Growth Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1484 10.-11.11.2011 Workshop: Spin-Off Entrepreneurship Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1547 24.11.2011 ZEW Research Seminar: Step-Level Public Goods: Experimental Evidence Speaker: Holger Rau (University Duesseldorf) Location of the event: ZEW, Mannheim Additional information: http://www.zew.de/event1545 8. JOB OFFERS 08.09.2011 Researcher For the "Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy" research department The complete job offer can be found here: http://www.zew.de/en/stellen/stellen.php3?modus=show&id=329 _____________________________________________________________________ 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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