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A Time of Structural Change for Baden-Württemberg

Opinion Piece by ZEW President Achim Wambach

05.05.2021 · ZEW (awh)

Statement

The new state government has been elected and is now preparing to take office. The structural change in the economy, which has picked up considerable pace as a result of the pandemic, will pose a major challenge for policymakers. Dealing with these challenges will determine whether Germany will be able to ensure prosperity in times of change.

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ZEW Launches Mannheim Tax Index

International Corporate Tax Burdens at a Glance

04.05.2021 · ZEW (dsb/clu/sel)

Research

Many countries have seen a rapid surge in public debt levels due to the coronavirus pandemic. It comes therefore as little surprise that corporate taxation has become a focus of interest among policymakers as an alternative source of income to bridge these massive financing gaps in public budgets. While previous discussions have mainly focused on how to prevent a global decrease in corporate tax rates as economies try to increase their attractiveness as a business location, the recent shift in tax policy in the US and the UK have steered the discussion into a new direction. With both the UK and the US taking steps to raise company taxes, the question of whether businesses should be required to share the responsibility of covering COVID-19-related deficits through higher taxes could also become more relevant in Germany.

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Regional Firm Subsidies Successfully Create New Jobs

ZEW Study on German Policy to Improve Regional Economic Structures

03.05.2021 · ZEW (ssi/deg)

Research

Regional economic development pays off: it secures employment in structurally weak areas and reduces regional inequality – at a lower cost than other policy measures such as increasing unemployment benefits. If, on the other hand, the subsidy is reduced, employment falls. This is the result of a recent study by ZEW Mannheim in cooperation with the University of Mannheim, which examines subsidies under the German policy measure to improve regional economic structures, “Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur” (GRW), from 1997 to 2017. The ZEW study is based on data from the Institute for Employment Research and the Federal Statistical Office.

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COVID-19 Crisis Negatively Impacts M&A Activities

29.04.2021 · ZEW (its/deg)

Research

The coronavirus crisis is hitting companies hard. This also affects M&A deals. The number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving German firms has fallen sharply due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A similar trend can be observed in M&A transactions at the international level. The number of mergers and acquisitions by and with companies based in North America, China or Western Europe decreased significantly as well. This is the result of a recent analysis by ZEW Mannheim based on the Zephyr database of Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics Company.

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Consumers in Germany Suffer More from Price Markups than the Overall Economy

26.04.2021 · ZEW (bga/akn/its/sel)

Research

German consumers are more strongly affected by rising markups in trade, real estate and housing, healthcare and social services, and other services than the economy as a whole. And this trend is steadily increasing. In particular, households with low incomes, such as retired households, are negatively affected by such markups, according to a study by ZEW Mannheim commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection. Reasons for this include the increasing market power of companies and corporate concentration.

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28.04.2021 · ZEW (fhe/deg)
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“The Fed Will Need to Make Verbal Announcement Regarding Its Change of Course at the End of the Year” ZEW Economist Friedrich Heinemann on the Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
28.04.2021 · ZEW (fhe)
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ZEW Economist Friedrich Heinemann Comments on Fed’s Interest Rate Decision “The Fed Will Need to Make Verbal Announcement Regarding Its Change of Course at the End of the Year”
28.04.2021 · ZEW (fhe)
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ZEW Economist Heinemann on Growing Sovereign Debt in the Eurozone "The Situation Becomes Risky for Countries Where High Debt Is Accompanied by a Persistent Reform Backlog"
26.04.2021 · ZEW (kki/deg)
Research
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22.04.2021 · ZEW (fhe)
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Direct, Spillover and Welfare Effects of Regional Firm Subsidies

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Speaker: Ginger Zhe Jin (University of Maryland, USA)
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11.05.2021 · Scientific Events Workshop
What Matters for Electrification? Evidence from 70 Years of U.S. Home Heating Choices
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