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ZEW Develops Simulation Game “Climate Cabinet” for Young People

Research Department Is Committed to Education for Sustainable Development

29.09.2021 · ZEW (mfk/lra/ybr)

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For two years, ZEW Mannheim and the foundation “Klimastiftung für Bürger” have been developing a way to enter into dialogue with young people: the simulation game “Climate Cabinet”. The game vividly simulates how Germany can become climate-neutral, but also what challenges need to be overcome in the process. The simulation game has now been completed and can be booked daily at the Klima Arena in Sinsheim.

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ZEW Mourns the Death of the Former Chairman of the ZEW Sponsors’ Association

Dr. Dr. Peter Bettermann Deceased

24.09.2021 · ZEW (tko/fhh/ybr)

In Memoriam

ZEW Mannheim mourns the death of Dr. Dr. Bettermann, who passed away on 19 September 2021 at the age of 74. The former spokesman for the company management and partner of Freudenberg & Co. had been a member of ZEW Sponsors’ Association for Science and Practice since 2001. In 2005, he took over the chairmanship of the association until 2013.

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“Chinese Import Competition Can Act as Both a Stimulus or a Brake”

How Does Chinese Innovation Affect German Companies?

20.09.2021 · ZEW (pbo/lra/ybr)

Questions & Answers

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to slow sown global markets, China’s economy is booming like the crisis never happened. More importantly, China is making massive investments in innovation in a bid to become the global leader in technology.

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“More Competition for More Innovation”

#ZEWBookTalk on Advancing Innovation

16.09.2021 · ZEW (lra/ybr)

Public Events

How is creative destruction connected to innovation? Can competition policy stimulate industrial dynamics? How to solve Europe’s ‘unicorn problem’? On 14 September 2021, ZEW President Professor Achim Wambach and Professor Philippe Aghion, Collège de France INSEAD and London School of Economics, have discussed these questions. The French economist also presented his book “The Power of Creative Destruction: Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations” at the seventh #ZEWBookTalk.

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German Energy Transition Lowers Emissions of Electricity Generation and Electricity Prices Also in Neighbouring Countries

15.09.2021 · ZEW (jab/lra/sel)

Research

Electricity from solar or wind power is increasingly substituting electricity from conventional coal and gas-fired power plants in Germany. This reduces both emissions and wholesale prices on the energy market. Both effects benefit not only Germany, but – via the transnational electricity market – also its neighbouring countries. However, the costs of promoting renewable energies are mainly borne by German consumers, as they pay the EEG surcharge levied on them. This is the result of a study by ZEW Mannheim and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) based on generation and wholesale market price data for ten Central European countries between 2015 and 2020.

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30.09.2021 · ZEW (msc/jrr/fbr/sel)
ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment
Release dates for the ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment in 2022 are fixed
27.09.2021 · ZEW (ybr)
Dates and News
The State of Fiscal Resilience – How Prepared Is Europe for Future Crises? EconPol Annual Conference 2021
23.09.2021 · ZEW (fbr/ybr)
DIFI Report by ZEW and JLL
Commercial Real Estate Financing Continues Its Upward Move DIFI Back in Positive Territory Again
22.09.2021 · ZEW (fhe)
Comment
ZEW Economist Friedrich Heinemann Comments on Fed’s Interest Rate Decision “Conflict in Congress over Debt Ceiling Jeopardises Monetary Policy’s Return to Normal”
21.09.2021 · ZEW (ybr)
Awards
ZEW Economist Simon Reif Named Thought Leader of 2021 by Handelsblatt and Boston Consulting Group Award: Active Drivers of Transformation in the Pandemic

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Machbarkeitsstudie "Technologiemärkte"

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Gutachten zu Forschung, Innovation und technologischer Leistungsfähigkeit 2021

Expertises

F&I-Governance auf dem Prüfstand – Sind Agenturen die Lösung?

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-074

Support for Renewable Energy: The Case of Wind Power

Expertises

Industry and Productivity Dynamics in Germany

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Robots at Work in China – CANCELLED –
30.09.2021 · Scientific Events Research Seminars: ZEW Research Seminar
Speaker: Robert Seamans (New York University, USA)
Storing Power: Market Structure Matters Decarbonization Seminar/Joint Seminar ZEW and MISES
04.10.2021 · Scientific Events Research Seminars: Decarbonization Seminar/Joint Seminar ZEW and MISES
Speaker: Natalia Fabra (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain)
Promoting Gender Equality Paternity Leave and Household Choices
06.10.2021 · Scientific Events Research Seminars: Mannheim Applied Seminar
Speaker: Hosny Zoabi (The New Economic School, Moscow, Russia)
Too much Power to the Pill? The Tale of a Second Revolution
07.10.2021 · Scientific Events Research Seminars: ZEW Research Seminar
Speaker: Franziska Valder (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Do Economists Have a Useful Role to Play in Competition Policy (and Do They Play It)?
07.10.2021 · Scientific Events Mannheim Competition Policy Forum
Speaker: Michael Katz (Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, USA)

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Executive Directors Professor Achim Wambach and Thomas Kohl

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