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04.03.2010 - ZEW (hsh/kbo)
High Percentage of Unemployed Immigrants Hardly Lowers the German Population’s Approval of Unemployment Benefits
The unemployment benefits by the government enjoy a high level of approval by the German population. A high percentage of unemployed immigrants does not change this fact. An increase in the percentage of unemployed immigrants by one percentage point lowers the approval of unemployment benefits by the government by only 0.014 points on a scale from zero to five. This is the finding of a study conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. The study analyses the relation between the regional percentage of unemployed immigrants and the general approval of German citizens towards unemployment benefits by the government.
01.03.2010 - ZEW (ggr)
Professor Franz’s Contract As ZEW President Extended For Another Two Years
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.
25.02.2010 - ZEW (jme/ggr)
Service Providers - Social Software User More Innovative
Social software will again be an important topic at CeBit 2010. The use of social software applications is still subject of controversial public discussion. Some argue that wikis, blogs and other online social networks for firms distract employees from their jobs. Others consider social software an important impulse for a firm's success. The latter has been proven by a survey conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Mannheim. The survey indicates that service providers using social software applications are more innovative than firms not using social software apps (ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-046).
22.02.2010 - ZEW (bpe/kbo)
Innovation Survey 2009 for Germany: Innovation Expenditures Drop After Record High in 2008 – Investments in R&D Mostly Unaffected
Firms in Germany curb expenses for innovation due to the economic crisis. After the innovation expenditures increased to a high level of 128.1 billion euro in 2008, a decline by ten percent in 2009 and stagnation on this considerably lower level are to be expected in 2010. Good news is, however, that firms have largely spared the investments for Research and Development as they are especially important for the long-term competitiveness. These are the findings from the recently published Innovation Survey 2009 for Germany. The survey is conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim 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.
22.02.2010 - ZEW/Creditreform (msu/ggr)
Green IT - A Lot of Unused Potential for Increasing the Energy Efficiency in Companies
"Green IT" is often discussed in the current climate debate. This leads to the impression that companies are influenced by aspects like energy efficiency and environmental protection when using information technologies (IT). The findings of a survey conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim and Creditreform indicate that this is only sometimes the case. The survey analyses around 900 companies with a particularly high usage of IT.
19.02.2010 - ZEW/ Erste Group Bank (mbo/kbo)
ZEW-Erste Group Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Economic Expectations for Central and Eastern Europe Decline
The economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE region) decline by 38.6 points to 20.5 points in February. Nevertheless, the ZEW-Erste Group Bank Sentiment Indicator remains in the positive range. The indicator reflects the expectations of the financial market experts regarding the economic development in the CEE region on a six month time horizon. It is calculated on a monthly basis by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, with support from the Erste Group Bank, Vienna. The decline of the indicator can be put into perspective by the fact that the share of survey participants expecting an unchanged economic development in the CEE region within the next half year increases 10.2 percentage points to 34.7 percent. These answers are not incorporated into the calculation of the sentiment indicator.
18.02.2010 - ZEW (kbo/tme)
ZEW Energy Market Barometer: Energy Prices at Standstill Until Mid 2010 – Medium-Term Increase of Prices Expected
Energy wholesale, industrial firms and larger business enterprises, local authorities and other ultimate consumers with high energy needs can expect stable energy prices in Germany until mid 2010. In the next five years, the wholesale customers have to expect increasing prices for ail, coal, gas and electricity. Despite the economic crisis, the long-term trend towards increasing energy prices is continuing. These are the findings of the latest ZEW Energy Market Barometer. The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, conducts a survey about the developments on the energy markets among around 200 energy market experts from research and industry.
18.02.2010 - ZEW/CS (fmo/kbo)
ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic Expectations Edge Down Slightly
The ZEW-CS-Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Switzerland declines by 3.7 points, reaching the 52.5 mark in February. However, the indicator still continues to hover at a relatively high level. This is revealed by the current Financial Market Test Switzerland, carried out monthly by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS).
16.02.2010 - ZEW (ssc/mko/kbo)
ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Expectations Diminish Slightly
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreased by 2.1 points in February 2010. The indicator now stands at 45.1 points after 47.2 points in the previous month. This value is well above the indicator's historical average of 27.1 points.
05.02.2010 - ZEW (kbo/tko)
Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Finance Appoints General Director Klaus Tappeser to ZEW Supervisory Board
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.
04.02.2010 - ZEW/Microsoft (gli/gme/ggr)
Founders of High-Tech Start-Ups Become Older – Downwards Trend Cannot Be Compensated by More Start-ups Founded by Older Entrepreneurs Germany’s founders of high-tech start-ups become older.
Founders of High-Tech Start-Ups Become Older – Downwards Trend Cannot Be Compensated by More Start-ups Founded by Older Entrepreneurs Germany's founders of high-tech start-ups become older. This is the finding of a study published today, which was conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim and Microsoft Germany.
26.01.2010 - ZEW (cgr/kbo)
ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index - Mergers and Acquisitions at Record Low in 2009 – Rebound Emerging in 2010
Worldwide activities in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) collapsed dramatically in 2009. Only about 18,500 mergers and acquisitions with majority interests and a total capacity of almost one trillion euro took place in 2009. Therefore, 2009 was the year with the lowest turnovers in this decade. In 2007, more than 22,800 mergers and acquisitions with a total capacity of 1.8 trillion euro took place due to the good economic situation. "In total, the M&A activities increased considerably in the forth quarter of 2009 and therefore improved the bad balance sheet of 2009", explains Dr. Christoph Grimpe, Senior Researcher at ZEW.
25.01.2010 - ZEW (mko/ggr)
ZEW Survey Among Financial Market Experts Draw Conclusion of Financial Crisis - Changes in Supervisory Board Structure Mandatory
The banks' supervisory boards have not fulfilled their control function properly over the last few years and therefore are partly responsible for the crisis on the financial markets. The government definitely has to improve the supervisory board structure in banks. Priorities lie on higher requirements regarding the qualification and experience of board members, a limited number of mandates held by each board member and reinforcing the rights on information of the supervisory board towards the board of directors. A longer retention period when changing from the board of directors to the supervisory board is to be considered. These are the clear findings of a current survey conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim among 222 financial market experts within the monthly ZEW financial market test.
22.01.2010 - ZEW/ Erste Group Bank (mbo/kbo)
ZEW-Erste Group Bank Sentiment Indicator for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - Economic Expectations for Central and Eastern Europe Remain Optimistic
The ZEW-Erste Group Bank Sentiment Indicator CEE that reflects the business outlook for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) increases by 7.1 points to 59.1 points in January. 67.3 percent of the polled financial market experts expect the economic situation to improve in the region till mid of the year.
The CEE Indicator is calculated monthly by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, with support from the Erste Group Bank, Vienna. It reflects the assessment of the economic development for the CEE region on a six months time horizon.
21.01.2010 - ZEW/CS (gla/ggr)
ZEW-CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - Economic expectations brighten up slightly in January
The ZEW-CS-Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Switzerland edged up in January 2010 by 2.2 points, reaching the 56.2 mark. The current rise outweighs the indicator's slight decline noted in December 2009. This reveals the current Financial Market Test Switzerland, carried out monthly by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS).
19.01.2010 - ZEW (ssc/mko/kbo)
ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Recovery Slows Down Somewhat
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreased by 3.2 points in January 2010. The indicator now stands at 47.2 points after 50.4 points in the previous month. This value is still well above the indicator's historical average of 27.1 points.
18.01.2010 - ZEW/Creditreform (msu/ggr)
Service Providers of the Information Society - Companies deploy Green IT primarily in order to reduce operating costs
The term Green IT includes apart from the energy efficient and environmentally friendly production and disposal of information and communication technology (ICT) also the reduction of emissions via the use of ICT. Meanwhile, more than half of the companies of the economic sector service providers of the information society use telephone conferences as a substitute for business trips. For this purpose, a whole series of companies falls back on net-meetings and video conferences. The greatest advantage of Green IT for the companies is the reduction of operating costs, followed by gains in efficiency and productivity as well as the positive effects with regard to the image of the company. This is the result of a business survey among service providers of the information society, conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research in cooperation with the credit reference agency Creditreform, Neuss, in December 2009 (details regarding the survey are provided below).
14.01.2010 - ZEW/Creditreform (msu/ggr)
Service Providers of the Information Society - Economic Sentiment among ICT Service Providers and Knowledge Intensive Service Providers Further Improves
The economic situation among companies in the economic sector service providers of the information society further improves. Companies in this economic sector overall expect a positive development in the first quarter of 2010. Moreover, the current business situation receives better evaluations than in mid 2009.
