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New Government Plans to Relieve Burden on Lower Income Groups

Calculations on the Effects of the Coalition Agreement

07.12.2021 · ZEW (ssi/hsh/deg)

Research

The plans of the ‘traffic light coalition’, named after the parties’ traditional colours, to increase the minimum wage and introduce a basic child allowance (Kindergrundsicherung) will have a positive financial impact, especially for low-wage earners. Both measures will lead to higher incomes for up to ten million Germans, according to calculations by ZEW Mannheim on behalf of Süddeutsche Zeitung. The calculations are based on the economic model ZEW-EviSTA and data of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).

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Outlook Worsens

The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment Stands at 29.9 Points

07.12.2021 · ZEW (msc/fbr/thc/sel)

ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment

The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany decreased in the current December 2021 survey, falling 1.8 points to a new reading of 29.9 points. The assessment of the economic situation in Germany has worsened again in the current survey. The corresponding indicator dropped 19.9 points to a level of minus 7.4 points. This is the first time since June 2021 that the situation indicator has been in negative territory again. Compared to the previous month, the outlook for economic development in the next six months has deteriorated considerably.

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University Dropout Generates Negative Returns for Public Budgets and the Students Concerned

Returns to Education

06.12.2021 · ZEW (fpf/deg)

Research

About one in four students in Germany drops out of a bachelor’s programme and about one in six drops out of a master’s programme. Although many of those affected start vocational training after dropping out, the time spent at university has negative financial consequences both for the tax authorities and for the dropouts themselves, according to a recent study by ZEW Mannheim. On the one hand, dropping out becomes a negative business for public budgets: Compared to high school graduates who go straight into vocational training, the government expenditure for dropouts exceeds the expected income from taxes and other levies over the following 40 years of their working lives. On the other hand, dropouts face a negative individual return on education compared to the reference group.

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German Economy More Digital Thanks to Better General Conditions

Digitalisation Index 2021

30.11.2021 · ZEW (ibe/sel)

Research

Almost the entire German economy has become more digital than it was in 2020, according to the Digitalisation Index 2021, which is calculated on an annual basis as part of the project “Measuring the degree of digitalisation in the German economy”. The project is conducted by a consortium formed by ZEW Mannheim (consortium leader), the Cologne-based German Economic Institute (IW), IW Consult, the Institute for Industrial Management FIR at RWTH Aachen University, and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.

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Volunteers Contribute Significantly to the Integration of Migrants

The Role of Civic Engagement in Integration

29.11.2021 · ZEW (pab/kso/deg)

Research

Civic engagement in Germany has played an important role in the integration of migrants since autumn 2015. Migrants living in regions with active volunteer groups have had more frequent contact with Germans, have better German language skills and higher life satisfaction. These are the results of a recent study by ZEW Mannheim.

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Is Software Eating the World?
08.12.2021 · Scientific Events Research Seminars: Mannheim Applied Seminar
Speaker: Yongseok Shin (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
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Speaker: David Slusky (University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA)
Increasing Market Power and Merger Control
09.12.2021 · Scientific Events Mannheim Competition Policy Forum
Speaker: Hans Zenger (European Commission DG for Competition, Brussels, Belgium)
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24. - 25.03.2022 · Scientific Events Conference
Keynote Speaker: John Asker (University of California (UCLA), Berkeley, USA)
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05. - 06.05.2022 · Scientific Events Conference
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