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In a ceremony at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, long-standing ZEW President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Franz left office today. Prof. Dr. Clemens Fuest was inaugurated as his successor. From March 1, 2013 he will head ZEW together with the Director of Business and Administration, Thomas Kohl. read more
Franz Untersteller, Baden-Württemberg’s Minister for the Environment, Climate and Energy, today visited the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. He was welcomed by ZEW President Prof. Wolfgang Franz and the Director of Business and Administration, Thomas Kohl. read more
The European Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger, visited the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim today. In a round table, he discussed the future design of German and European energy policy with personalities from the areas of business and politics from the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region and with ZEW researchers. read more
As of now, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) is providing research data for external scientific use in the new ZEW Research Data Centre (ZEW-FDZ). Scientists from universities and other research institutes can draw on a high-quality data pool which has been built and maintained over years by ZEW. read more
Theresia Bauer MdL, Minister of Science, Research and the Arts of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, has been elected new chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). Dr. h.c. Eggert Voscherau, chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE, has been elected vice-chairman of ZEW's Supervisory Board. Bauer is the successor to Minister ret. Gerhard Stratthaus MdL, who had chaired the ZEW Supervisory Board since 2002. read more
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Franz received the Gustav Stolper Award 2012. Bestowed by the Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS), the award honours economists who considerably influence public debates with their research results. read more
In the business year 2011, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) was able to significantly increase its overall returns by approx. 2.6 million euros to 18.2 million euros. In particular third-party funding contributed to this success with an increase of 2.1 million euros. This information is provided by the recently published institute's annual report. read more
In today's meeting, the Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim appointed Prof. Dr. Clemens Fuest, Oxford University, successor to ZEW President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Franz. On March 1, 2013, Clemens Fuest will start at the top of ZEW, heading the institute as Director of Science and Research together with Thomas Kohl, Director of Business and Administration. Wolfgang Franz will retire and leave his position as ZEW President by the end of February 2013. read more
On January 1, 2012, a new research group started operating at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). The new research unit will investigate economic issues in the field of competition and regulation. A special focus lies on network industries such as the gas and electricity or the rail and aviation sectors. The objective of the new research group is to deal with topics which have recently become more important, such as the enforcement of cartel law under private law or the competitive implications of the German energy transition. read more
Gerhard Stratthaus MdL, chairman of the ZEW Supervisory Board, informs that the ZEW Supervisory Board has decided at a meeting on 18 November 2011, to enter into negotiations with Prof. Dr. Clemens Fuest (Oxford University) concerning the succession of the current ZEW President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Franz. read more
Prof. Dr. Andreas Löschel will monitor the change in Germany’s energy policy and critically analyse its development. As head of the research department “Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management” of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and Professor of Economics at Heidelberg University, he has been appointed by the German government as chairman of an expert group that will regularly evaluate the state of Germany’s energy transition. read more
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim awarded the Heinz König Young Scholar Award for 2011. This year, the award goes to Anna Watson from the University of Cambridge for her international model of economic activity, which explains the strong volatility of international trade as could be observed, for example, during the recent economic crisis. read more
The Minister of Finance and Economics of the state of Baden-Württemberg, Dr. Nils Schmid MdL, appointed three new members to the Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Mannheim. The new members of the ZEW Supervisory Board are Daniel Rousta, Head of Ministry Department, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Baden-Württemberg, Dr. Simone Schwanitz, Head of Ministry Department, Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg and Götz-Markus Schäfer, Head of Ministry Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Baden-Württemberg. read more
In the business year 2010, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Mannheim improved its results by half a million to 15.6 million euros. In particular, third-party funding strongly increased in 2010. The institute’s annual report provides this information. read more
Due to a extraordinary evaluation result, the Leibniz Association Senate has recommended to the German government to promote the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Mannheim in the future as institute of national significance and macroeconomic policy interest. The senate stated that “ZEW is a extraordinary successful and promising institute of empiric economic research”. According to the senate, ZEW is well visible in Germany and abroad and is one of the leading economic research institutes in Europe. ZEW also sets scientific standards for economic policy advice in Germany. read more
PD Dr. Andreas Löschel is one of 36 climate researchers from Germany contributing their expertise to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report which is to be published between June 2013 and March 2014. Löschel is head of the research department Environmental and Resource Economics at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). He was appointed as lead author of the Fifth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). read more
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim awarded the Heinz König Young Scholar Award for the seventh time. This year the award goes to Xuguang Sheng from the USA. Sheng is conducting research on the relation between economic uncertainty and the varying economic outlooks by experts. Shen is a lecturer at the American University in Washington D.C.. read more
The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg is financing a landmark project at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim to strengthen the economic top level research. In 2010 and 2011, the research programme "Strengthening Efficiency and Competitiveness in the European Knowledge Economies" (SEEK) will be financed with a total of three million euro. read more
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Franz, President of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, and Chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts, now holds the Heinrich Hertz Guest Professorship, which is awarded annually by the Karlsruher Universitätsgesellschaft and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The Heinrich Hertz Guest Professorship is awarded to outstanding personalities in science, business, culture and politics for their contributions to research and society and pays tribute to the important physicist Heinrich Hertz who discovered electromagnetic waves. read more
In times of the global financial and economic crisis, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim continued to have stable profits in the business year 2009. The Annual Report 2009 indicates that the Institute’s profits have declined slightly to 15.09 million euro. However, external funds still account for 40 percent of ZEW’s financial resources, the same percentage as in the previous year. read more
Professor Wolfgang Franz is going to be President of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim beyond 2011. The ZEW Supervisory Board decided to extend his contract until 2013. read more
Ernst Burgbacher, Secretary of State at the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology was appointed to the Supervisory Board at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim. He succeeds Ms. Dagmar Wöhrl, Secretary of State, ret., resigned from the ZEW Supervisory Board. Dr. Alexander Groß, head of department at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, was appointed Mr. Burgbacher’s deputy. read more
Klaus Tappeser, General Director at Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts, was appointed to the Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. His predecessor, Dr. Dietrich Birk, State Secretary at Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts, resigned from his office at the end of January 2010. Dr. Heribert Knorr, Head of Section at Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts, was appointed Mr Tappeser’s deputy in the ZEW Supervisory Board. read more
Ernst-O. Schulze, longtime Director of Business and Administration at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, celebrates his 70th birthday on 23 July 2009. read more
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim awarded the Heinz König Young Scholar Award for outstanding research papers to young researchers for the sixth time. Christina Felfe of St. Gallen University and Alexander M. Danzer of University of London share this year's award. Felfe receives the award for her analysis whether mothers return to their job after parental leave when the working atmosphere is good. Danzer receives the award for the empirical proof that employees cannot protect themselves from unexpected short-term wage cutbacks. read more
The back of the Berlin Wall was colourful! You can see this for yourself at the Centre of Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim until the 22 December 2009. The institute is featuring a photo exhibition by Piet Joehnk who captured colourful graffiti, comical slogans and surrealistic scenes from the western side of the Berlin Wall with his camera in 1986. The exhibition is open to the public Mondays to Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. read more
Willi Stächele, Minister of Finance in Baden-Württemberg visited the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim on 4 June 2009. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Franz, ZEW President, and Thomas Kohl, Director of Business and Administration, welcomed the Minister of Finance. Professor Franz says: "We are delighted to exclusively present our research institute to Mr Stächele." read more
Despite the recessive macro-economic situation and increasingly difficult conditions on national and international research markets, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim can look back on a very successful year 2008. As last year, the ZEW again improved its profitability in the financial year 2008. The annual result 2008 shows that the ZEW’s earnings rose to 15.48 million euro, notably exceeding last year’s result (14,47 million euro). read more
Wolfgang Franz, president of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and professor at the University of Mannheim, turns sixty-five on the 7th January 2009. He is known to the public as one of the five members of the German Council of Economic Experts. Since 2003 he has been a member of this body, of which he was part of before from 1994 to 1999. In 2008 he was appointed for a third term by the German Federal Government. Franz has an influence on the German economic policy both through his work in the Council of Economic Experts and his post as president at the ZEW. read more
Today, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Angela Merkel, visited the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. In front of 570 invited guests she acknowledged the ZEW’s outstanding performances regarding research and politico-economic advice. She acknowledged ZEW’s extraordinary achievements and valued the work of ZEW president Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Franz in the the German Council of Economic Experts. read more
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim has awarded the Heinz König Young Scholar Award for the fifth time. This year, Carlos D. Santos from Portugal received the research award for his paper about how sunk costs of investments in research and development affect the investment behaviour of a highly competitive industrial sector. Santos is economist and is currently finishing his PhD at the London School of Economics. read more
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, increased its earnings in the business year 2007. The earnings rose to 14.72 million Euros and thus notably exceeded previous year’s result (14.15 million Euros). Particularly the ZEW’s success in competition for research-funds and third-party funds contributed to the increase of its earnings. For instance, the ZEW successfully competed for research-funds from the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation within the scientific community Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, and it was also successful in the hard-fought national and international competition for third-party funds for economic research and counselling projects. The ZEW’s third-party funds (6.4 million Euros) are on the highest level since the institute’s foundation in 1991. read more
The Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, re-elected Gerhard Stratthaus, Minister of Finance of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, to serve as chairman. The deputy Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors at BASF SE, Dr. h.c. Eggert Voscherau, was elected Vice-Chairman of the ZEW Supervisory Board. read more
For the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, 2007 was a very successful year. Despite a tough national and international competition among economic research institutes for research contracts, ZEW was able to increase its third-party funding again, which now amounts to EUR 6.4 million. read more
The new members of the Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research GmbH (ZEW), Mannheim, are State Secretary Dr. Dietrich Birk MdL, Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg, Professor Dr. Dietmar Hoff, PhD, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Director of the Institute for Innovation Research, Technology Management and Entrepreneurship and Dr. Cornelia Ruppert, Head of Ministry Division, Ministry of Finance Baden-Württemberg. The following members retired from the Supervisory Board: Former Ministerial Director Dr. Rainer Hägele, Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg, Prof. em. Dr. Egon Lorenz, Mannheim University and Norbert Schmitt, Head of Ministry Division, Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Finance. read more
As of October 1, 2007, Dr. Holger Bonin (39) takes up his position as head of the department “Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy” at the Centre for European Economic Research GmbH (ZEW) in Mannheim.This research department is the second largest at ZEW with its 23 researchers. Bonin’s work is empirical and strongly practice-oriented; his research mainly focuses on the low-pay sector, the flexibility of wages and employment, the economic consequences of an ageing society and migration as well as on the employers’ willingness to take risks. read more
As of today, August 1st, 2007, Dr. Andreas Löschel (35) takes up his position as head of the research department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management" at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. read more
In the course of the Supervisory Board meeting of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) on 11 June 2007, Dr. h.c. Eggert Voscherau, Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board at BASF AG, was elected new Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board. During the same meeting, the Supervisory Board decided to extend the contract of ZEW president Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Franz until June 2011. read more
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim has awarded the Heinz König Young Scholar Award for the fourth time. This year the Portuguese Joao Vareda received the research award. Mr. Vareda is an economist currently finishing his Ph.D in economics at the New University of Lisbon (Universidade Nova). He received the Heinz König Young Scholar Award for a paper on how the obligation of former monopolists in telecommunication markets to grant their competitors access to the network infrastructure affects the former monopolists’ investment behaviour. read more
- Third-party funds grew from 5.16 million euros to 6.19 million euros and have thus reached a record high since the institute’s foundation in 1991 - Very successful at acquiring EU projects - Number of employees increased by 21 to 149 and continues to grow in 2007 - The proportion of women in the research departments reached 41 per cent due to flexible, family-friendly working time arrangements – Nine doctorates and one habilitation of ZEW researches in 2006 – Further successful expansion of the international network – Number of participants in ZEW Expert Seminars doubled read more
Dr. h.c. Eggert Voscherau, Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board at BASF AG, was appointed to the Supervisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. read more
On 21 February 2007, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Strube left the Advisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, after many years of work. read more
At the meeting of the Sponsors' Association for Science and Practice of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) on 12 January 2007, Dr. Andreas Dulger, CEO of ProMinent Dosiertechnik GmbH, was confirmed in his position as member of the Executive Board of the Sponsors' Association. read more
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim has awarded the Heinz König Young Scholar Award for the third time. This year, Benny Geys, Ph.D. from the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) received the research award for his paper about "Looking across Borders: A Test of Spatial Interdependence using Local Government Tax Efficiency Ratings". read more
The Centre for European Economic Studies has awarded the Heinz König Young Scholar Award for the second time. This year, Uwe Böwer from the University of Munich received the research award for his paper "An Empirical Analysis of Stochastic Trends and Cycles in Central and Eastern Europe and the Euro Area". read more
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim has awarded the Heinz König Young Scholar Award for the first time. The award comes with a prize money of 5000 Euros and additionally includes the offer to do research at the ZEW for three months. This year, the award is sponsored by the Freudenberg & Co. LP, Weinheim. read more