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  1. Public Events // 21.12.2006

    Professional Training at ZEW – Using Planning and Reporting Systems to Improve Corporate Competitiveness

    A company is successful as long as it has enough liquid assets, an appropriate financial performance and potential for the future. A planning and reporting system is an important…
  2. Research // 20.12.2006

    Abitur "Pays off", Particularly for Students from Less Well-educated Families

    Acquiring the "Abitur", the German school leaving certificate equivalent to British A Levels, pays off. This is particularly true for students from households in which parents are…
  3. Research // 18.12.2006

    Business Start-ups in Germany – The End of the Boom

    In 2005, the number of business start-ups in Germany substantially decreased. Compared to the previous year it dropped by approximately 8 per cent. The decrease in the trade and…
  4. Research // 14.12.2006

    Current Issue of the Stock Option Watch Published

    The seventh issue of the ZEW Stock Option Watch deals with the costs of stock option programmes and their balance sheet presentation. The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)…
  5. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 12.12.2006

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Expectations Recovered Significantly

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany recovered significantly by 9.5 points in December. Compared with minus 28.5 points in November, the indicator's current level of…
  6. Dates and News // 11.12.2006

    ZEW Website Received the 2006 BIENE Award

    The Internet presence of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) received the 2006 BIENE Award ("Barrierefreies Internet eröffnet neue Einsichten") for barrier-free Internet…
  7. Research // 07.12.2006

    Slight Increase of the Total Expense Ratio for Investments Funds in Europe Since 2001

    The Total Expense Ratio (TER) for investments funds, measured as the total costs of a fund as a percentage of the average fund volume during a business year, has increased in a number…
  8. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 14.11.2006

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Expectations Have Stabilized

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany dropped slightly by 1.1 points in November. Compared with minus 27.4 points in October, the indicator's current level of minus 28.5…
  9. Research // 13.11.2006

    2008 Corporate Tax Reform: Corrected Plans of the German Federal Government Relieve Companies – However, Further Reform Steps Still Need to Be Taken

    The draft of the 2008 corporate tax reform produced by the working group “Reform der Unternehmenssteuer in Deutschland” (Reform of the German Corporate Tax) headed by Roland Koch…
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