#ZEWPodcast
The #ZEWPodcast “Economics Actually” (“Wirklich Wirtschaft”) offers direct insights into ZEW's research – understandable, up-to-date, and close to the scientists. The podcast is available in two formats: “Economics Actually Concise” (“Wirklich Wirtschaft Kompakt”), the short and concise news and explanation format, and “Economics Actually Background” (“Wirklich Wirtschaft Background”) which explores topics in greater depth and context. In the future, there will also be episodes in English.
From 2020 to 2025, the podcast ran under the title “Wirtschaft · Forschung · Debatten” (in German language only). At the end of 2025, it was relaunched and has since been renamed “Economics Actually” (“Wirklich Wirtschaft”).
You can find the podcast on all popular platforms, including Podigee, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
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#ZEWPodcast „Wir haben manche Entwicklung verschlafen“ (in German language)
The German economy has not grown since the coronavirus pandemic began. In their latest annual report, the German Council of Economic Experts therefore calls for prospects to be created for tomorrow, while at the same time warning against squandering opportunities. In two episodes of the ZEW podcast Economics Actually (Wirklich Wirtschaft), the chair of the German Council of Economic Experts, Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Monika Schnitzer, discusses the key findings of the report.
In the first episode, she explains in an interview with ZEW President Professor Achim Wambach why the government's debt package will only lead to minimal economic growth and why she believes phasing out combustion engines is not the right approach. Schnitzer also discusses the developments that Germany has missed out on.