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Mannheim Virtual IO Workshop on Secrecy and Disclosure in Innovation

28.07.2021 · ZEW (bga/ybr)

Workshop

On 16 and 17 June 2021, the Mannheim Virtual IO Workshop on secrecy and disclosure in innovation was jointly hosted by ZEW Mannheim, the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (MaCCI), and the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) TR 224 “EPoS” at the universities of Bonn and Mannheim.

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ZEW Awarded for Its Commitment to Diversity and Equal Opportunities

Total E-Quality Title for Equal Opportunities with Additional Award for Diversity

22.07.2021 · ZEW (kpa/ybr)

Awards

ZEW Mannheim has received the TOTAL E-QUALITY award for the third time, this year with an additional award for diversity. The institute was honoured by the jury for its successful gender equality policy, its well-established structures for implementing gender equality and its ongoing commitment to promoting equal opportunities.

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Counteracting Information Deficits and Disinformation in Times of Fake News

19.07.2021 · ZEW (fhe/sbl/tkg/ggr)

Research

There is still considerable room for improvement in Germany when it comes to knowledge of economic facts: Although Germans are better informed than average in a global comparison, they are only in the middle of the pack compared to other industrialised countries. Interestingly, misjudgements are usually more pessimistic than the reality. Germany’s economic performance is often assessed too negatively, for instance, with regard to the country’s economic performance, the level of unemployment, the employment rate of women, and inequality. This is the result of a research project conducted by ZEW Mannheim with the support of the Brigitte Strube Stiftung.

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Holger Stichnoth Appointed Professeur Conventionné

16.07.2021 · ZEW (hsh/ggr)

Personnel

The University of Strasbourg has appointed Dr. Holger Stichnoth, deputy head of the Research Department “Social Policy and Redistribution” at ZEW Mannheim, as honorary professor (professeur conventionné) as of 1 September 2021. In addition to his activities in the context of university teaching, his tasks include scientific cooperation in research projects of the university’s Bureau d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA).

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Gender Equality in the Workplace

ZEW Economist Junior Professor Susanne Steffes in the #ZEWPodcast

16.07.2021 · ZEW (sse/chs/deg)

Research

Family-related leave, part-time work, lower-paid professions – there are many reasons why the gender wage gap exists. In the eleventh episode of the #ZEWPodcast ‘Wirtschaft · Forschung · Debatten’/‘Economy · Research · Debates’, Junior Professor Susanne Steffes, deputy head of the Research Department “Market Design” at ZEW Mannheim, explains the circumstances that lead to the gender wage gap and discusses ways to improve career opportunities for women.

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26.07.2021 · ZEW (bsr/ybr)
Call for Papers
13th Real Estate Markets and Capital Markets (ReCapNet) Conference (Mid-November 2021)
22.07.2021 · ZEW (fhe/deg)
Comment
ZEW Economist Friedrich Heinemann on ECB Interest Rate Decision “Inflation Has Lost Importance in the ECB’s Objective Function”
22.07.2021 · ZEW (ckn/ybr)
Call for Papers
MIFE Inaugural Conference and Early Career Workshop (29.11.–02.12.2021) Financial Literacy Across the Disciplines
20.07.2021 · ZEW (msc/ybr)
Business Cycle Tableaus by ZEW and Börsen-Zeitung
Economic Forecasts for 2021/22 Raised Economists More Optimistic Again
15.07.2021 · ZEW (jdi/bkr/cra/deg)
Research
Innovative Firms Are More Resilient to the COVID-19 Crisis Research and Development in Companies

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ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-059

Buyers’ Workload and R&D Procurement Outcomes: Evidence From the US Air Force Research Lab

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-058

Racial Disparities in the Health Effects From Air Pollution: Evidence From Ports

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-057

Non-Compliance With Temporary Agency Work Regulations: Initial Evidence From Germany

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-056

Supporting Residential Energy Conservation Under Constrained Public Budget: Cost-Effectiveness and Redistribution Analysis of Public Financial Schemes in France

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-055

The Future of the European Fiscal Union: Survey Results From Members of National Parliaments in France, Italy and Germany

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Eight Annual MannheimTaxation Conference Virtual Edition
09. - 10.09.2021 · Scientific Events Conference
Keynote Speakers: Florian Scheuer (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Wolfgang Schön (Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, Munich)
Choice Screen Auctions
13.09.2021 · Scientific Events Research Seminars: Virtual Market Design Seminar
Speaker: Michael Ostrovsky (Stanford University, USA)
The Power of Creative Destruction: Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations #ZEWBookTalk mit Philippe Aghion
14.09.2021 · Public Events #ZEWBookTalk
Speakers: Prof. Philippe Aghion (Collège de France, INSEAD and London School of Economics), Prof. Achim Wambach (ZEW)
Robots at Work in China
30.09.2021 · Scientific Events Research Seminars: ZEW Research Seminar
Speaker: Robert Seamans (New York University, USA)
Industry-University Collaboration and Commercializing Chinese Corporate Innovation
21.10.2021 · Scientific Events Research Seminars: ZEW Research Seminar
Speaker: Po-Hsuan (Paul) Hsu (National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan)

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Executive Directors Professor Achim Wambach and Thomas Kohl

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14.09.2021 · online

#ZEWBookTalk

Philippe Aghion

The Power of Creative Destruction: Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations