On Wednesday, 17 December 2025, the German government made known the composition of its new Pensions Commission. Its 13 members – experts who were proposed by the CDU and SPD parties – are to submit,
Professor Marianne Saam, long-standing head of the YES! school competition – Young Economic Solutions at the ZBW (Leibniz Information Centre for Economics in Kiel) – ceremoniously presented the YES! t
The German economy can only return to a growth path after two years of recession if productivity is increased, particularly through more innovation and investment. This was how Professor Monika Schnit
Rising political polarization generates significant negative externalities for democratic institutions and economic stability, yet scalable interventions to reduce polarization remain scarce. In th
ZEW Mannheim has hosted its own podcast for more than five years – now it is time for a new design. Under the title “ZEW Economics Actually”, researchers from the Centre for European Economic Research
The Leibniz Association, of which ZEW Mannheim is a member, presents an annual award for the best doctoral thesis of the year. This year’s prize in the category “Humanities and Social Sciences” is awa
The advantages of adaptive experiments have led to their rapid adoption in economics, other fields, as well as among practitioners. However, adaptive experiments pose challenges for causal inference.