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EFI Report Presented to German Chancellor by ZEW Researcher

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Strict Selection of School Type Limits Academic Performance

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Swiss Tax Cuts Neutralised by Local Authorities

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Hanna Hottenrott Appointed to the Scientific Commission

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Podcast on the Welfare State Report with Holger Stichnoth

Research // 29.01.2026

Saxony and Bavaria are the strongholds of the location // Federal state index: Using special fund resources for the future

Comment // 28.01.2026

Welfare State Commission Report: A Signal for a New Start Despite Major Obstacles // ZEW Economist Holger Stichnoth on the Welfare State Commission Report

Research // 27.01.2026

German Innovation Spending Higher than Ever // The 2025 Innovation Survey: Innovation Activities of the German Economy

#ZEWPodcast // 26.01.2026

How Future-Oriented Are Europe's National Budgets? // ZEW podcast ‘Wirklich Wirtschaft Background’ with Professor Friedrich Heinemann

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MaCCI Annual Conference 2026

19. – 20.03.2026 More about the event

Ageing and Sustainable Finance 2026

07. – 08.05.2026 More about the event

2026 Public Finance Conference

11. – 12.05.2026 More about the event

14th Mannheim Conference on Energy and the Environment

19. – 20.05.2026 More about the event

24th ZEW Conference on the Economics of Information and Communication Technologies

25. – 26.06.2026 More about the event

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ZEW Lunch Debate in Brussels

What Private Investors Need for the Green Transition

ZEW-EviSTA

Evaluation Model for Integrated Tax and Transfer Policy Analyses

The ZEW-EviSTA, Evaluation Model for Integrated Tax and Transfer Policy Analyses, has been advising public clients on the distributional effects and design of taxes and transfers for many years. Our topic page presents the functioning of the model, current research results as well as facts and figures on the German tax-transfer system.

Tax Policy

Europe

European Integration

Refugee and debt crisis, Brexit, climate change – Europe is facing numerous challenges. National solo efforts to solve these problems are not enough. What could an intelligent harmonisation of European tax policy look like? And how should the European budget be designed in the future to create real European added value in areas such as climate protection, migration policy or security?

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IAB/ZEW Start-up Panel – Data and Facts on Young Firms in Germany

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Innovations

Mannheim Innovation Panel

Since 1993, the ZEW has been collecting annual data on the innovation behaviour of German companies – from new products and processes to investments and obstacles. The surveys are commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The ZEW Innovation Survey provides valuable insights into Germany's technological performance and serves as a basis for political and economic decisions.