Latest Press Releases

  1. Personnel // 22.02.2007

    Jürgen Strube Leaves the ZEW Advisory Board After Many Years of Work

    On 21 February 2007, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Strube left the Advisory Board of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, after many years of work.
  2. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 15.02.2007

    ZEW–CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - ZEW Credit Suisse Indicator Regarding the Current Situation Still at a High Level, Economic Outlook Somewhat More Pessimistic Again

    In the survey carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse, the surveyed financial market experts continue to regard the current situation of the Swiss…
  3. Research // 14.02.2007

    ZEW Energy Market Barometer – Environmental Charges and Market Concentration Cause Electricity Price Increase

    Energy experts consider the increased environmental charges (such as taxes or feed-in tariffs for renewable energy) as well as the high market concentration in the power generating sector to be the main reasons…
  4. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 13.02.2007

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Experts Are Increasingly Relaxed

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany continued its recovery in February 2007. Compared with minus 3.6 points in January, the indicator’s current level of plus 2.9 points is still far below its…
  5. Research // 07.02.2007

    Higher Wages at Companies With Works Councils

    Companies with works councils pay significantly higher wages than those without it. A comparison of companies with similar features regarding the economic sector, company size, etc. suggests that enterprises…
  6. Research // 01.02.2007

    Optimism Among Companies in Baden-Württemberg

    More than 31 per cent of the companies from the IT and media sector as well as from branches using IT and media technology (user branches) evaluate their current business situation as good. Another 53 per cent…
  7. CH Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 18.01.2007

    ZEW–CS Financial Market Test Switzerland - ZEW Credit Suisse Indicator Regarding the Economic Outlook at -10.8 Points Paints a More Optimistic Picture than in the Previous Month

    In the survey carried out by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse, the surveyed financial market experts continued to paint a very positive picture regarding the…
  8. Research // 17.01.2007

    ZEW Forecast Survey January 2007 – Banking Experts: Lack of Dynamism on the Stock Market, Euro Remains Strong

    The first quarter of the new year is not expected to bring about any strong price movements on the German and European stock markets. Leading financial market analysts of German banks interviewed in the course…
  9. Personnel // 17.01.2007

    Dr. Andreas Dulger Confirmed at the Board of the ZEW Sponsors' Association

    At the meeting of the Sponsors' Association for Science and Practice of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) on 12 January 2007, Dr. Andreas Dulger, CEO of ProMinent Dosiertechnik GmbH, was confirmed…