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  1. Research // 12.04.2012

    Online Trade: Increase in the Number of Sellers Leads to Decrease in Prices

    Internet shopping is becoming more and more popular. On price comparison sites users can obtain helpful advice, where to find the best price. A recent study conducted by the Centre…
  2. Research // 11.04.2012

    Quality Vocational Education Pays Off for Firms

    Quality vocational education pays off for young professionals who stay with their training companies, as has been shown over and over. According to new insights, however, young…
  3. Conferences // 29.03.2012

    Leibniz ScienceCampus "Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation" (MaCCI) Takes off

    An international conference on global regimes for the protection of intellectual property rights and corporate competitive behaviour on 29 March, 2012 launched the new Leibniz…
  4. 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…
  5. 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…
  6. 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…
  7. 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…
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