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  1. Research // 12.03.2012

    ZEW Study: Management of EU Emissions Trading Scheme Causes High Costs

    Approximately 800 companies in Germany participate in the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS). They spend more than 8.7 million euros per year for the management and administration…
  2. Research // 07.03.2012

    ZEW/gif Office Market Forecast: Optimism Continues

    Until the end of 2013, prime rents in the five largest German office real estate markets Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Munich will increase while vacancy rates will…
  3. Research // 15.02.2012

    "Green" Innovations Favour New Employment

    Companies that have introduced eco-friendly process innovations registered an up to five per cent larger growth in employment than companies that have introduced non-eco-related…
  4. Research // 08.02.2012

    ZEW Energy Market Barometer - Major Customers Can Expect Rather Stable Energy Prices Until Mid-2012

    Major customers do not have to fear an increase of energy prices until mid-2012. But, within the horizon of five years, a rise in energy prices for industrial companies, larger…
  5. Research // 31.01.2012

    2011 German Innovation Survey - Innovation Has Helped to Successfully Lead the German Economy Successfully Out of the Crisis

    Companies in Germany intensified their innovation efforts during the economic crisis of 2009. These efforts turned out to be rewarding. In 2010, companies were able to increase their…
  6. Research // 30.01.2012

    Municipalities in Baden-Württemberg: Larger Cities Consider Themselves in a National and International Competition for Firms

    When it comes to attracting companies and collecting business taxes, municipalities in the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg consider communes and cities within the very same…
  7. Research // 27.01.2012

    ZEW Survey Among Energy Experts - Proposed "Power Shut-Down Regulation" Is of Limited Value - The Expansion of the Power Grid Is More Important

    Experts consider the current plan of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) to regulate "load shedding" major consumers in the power grid a step in the right…
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