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Female Suffrage Encourages Economic Independence

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Women Are the Beneficiaries of Higher Education Expansion

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MannheimTaxation Receives Further Funding

ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment

Expectations Fall Significantly

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Tax Competition Weakened, Bureaucracy on the Rise

Call for Papers // 29.03.2023

Tenth MannheimTaxation Conference (7/8 September 2023) // Annual Conference of the Leibniz ScienceCampus at ZEW

Corporate Taxation and Public Finance MannheimTaxation
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Research // 20.03.2023

Explaining Double-Digit Wage Claims // ZEW Economist Friedhelm Pfeiffer on Ongoing Wage Bargaining in Germany

Labour Markets and Social Insurance Union wage rate
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Opinion // 17.03.2023

What the Electricity Market Really Needs // Opinion by ZEW President Achim Wambach and Axel Ockenfels, Professor at the University of Cologne

Board of Directors Electricity market
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One in Ten Companies Invested in 4.0 Technologies During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Labour Markets and Social Insurance Coronavirus
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Research // 15.03.2023

Federalist Education System: Politicians Worry Too Much About Reputation // ZEW Experiment on the Quality of Political Decisions

Corporate Taxation and Public Finance School policy
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Group picture YES! - Young Economic Solutions in the ZEW courtyard, group of students, individual students hold up signs with YES! written on them.

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YES! Kick-Off Events 2023 Are About to Start

In Focus

Digitalisation

Digital Technologies in Economy and Society

Digitalisation is everywhere – just think of cloud systems in which our data is stored, software that controls production processes or online platforms we use to book hotels, to name but a few examples. At the same time, technological transformation brings with it many changes that offer new opportunities but also require adjustments to existing processes. How can digital technologies be used in the best possible way for the benefit of society and the economy?

Digital Economy Digitisation

Ukraine

War in Ukraine – What Follows Now for Politics and the Economy

The war in Ukraine, which has been ongoing since 24 February 2022, has global repercussions on many levels. Our researchers at ZEW are investigating the economic consequences of the crisis for Germany and Europe as well as its impact on migration.

COVID19

Analysis of the Impact of the Corona Crisis

Coronavirus

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?

Europe