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  1. Questions & Answers // 04.09.2012

    Empirical Study on Hard Core Cartels: Hard Core Cartelisation – Economic Effects and Policy Options

    In an empirical study of a large German cement cartel, ZEW researchers examined the effects of overt collusion on consumers and economic welfare. Kai Hüschelrath, the head of ZEW's new "Competition and…
  2. Dates and News // 22.08.2012

    Professors Xiaohu Feng, Zhongxiu Zhao, and Jinjun Xue Visiting Researchers at ZEW

    Professor Dr. Xiaohu Feng, Professor Zhongxiu Zhao, PhD, and Professor Jinjun Xue were visiting researchers at the ZEW Research Department “Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management“ from…
  3. Questions & Answers // 17.08.2012

    How Can we Contain the European Debt Crisis? FIRE instead of Eurobonds: A New Solution Concept to Tackle the European Debt Crisis

    Europe should address the crisis of confidence at the European bond markets through a direct equalisation of interest rates. Such a solution, as suggested by Friedrich Heinemann, rules out the collective…
  4. Dates and News // 08.08.2012

    Associate Professor Shunsake Managi Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Associate Professor Shunsake Managi, PhD, is visiting researcher at the ZEW Research Department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management" from July 19 to August 25, 2012. He is Associate…