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ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment

Significant Rise in the ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment

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Financial Sector and Climate Targets: Much Remains to Be...

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“Public Contracts: An Opportunity for Young Companies?”

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Germany’s Energy Policy Needs a European Perspective

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Bureaucracy is a Heavy Burden on Young Companies in Germany

#ZEWPodcast // 24.04.2025

How Fit Is Germany’s Health Care System, and Does It Deliver Value? // ZEW Podcast with Professor Simon Reif

Research // 22.04.2025

Trump’s Policy Is a Reason for Growing Concerns Among Businesses // Representative ZEW Survey About US Administration

Opinion // 22.04.2025

An Integrated Strategy for Building Resilience and Driving Innovation // Opinion piece by Professor Hottenrott and ZEW President Achim Wambach

Graph of the ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment April 2025

ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 15.04.2025

“Liberation Day” Causes ZEW Indicator to Plunge // The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment Stands at Minus 14.0 Points

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13th Mannheim Conference on Energy and the Environment

15. – 16.05.2025 More about the event

2025 Public Finance Conference

22. – 23.05.2025 More about the event

23rd ZEW Conference on the Economics of Information and Communication Technologies

26. – 27.06.2025 More about the event

ZEW Alumni Day 2025

11.07.2025 More about the event

12th Annual MannheimTaxation Conference

18. – 19.09.2025 More about the event

The five experts on stage during the panel discussion

ZEW Lunch Debate in Brussels

What Private Investors Need for the Green Transition

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

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?

Europe

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.