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  1. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 16.01.2007

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - With Momentum into the New Year

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany continued its recovery in January 2007. Compared with minus 19 points in December, the indicator’s current level of minus 3.6 point is nevertheless still far…
  2. Information Economy // 15.01.2007

    Service Providers of the Information Society - High Training Intensity and Great Need for Advanced Training

    The training intensity among IT-related service providers is high: almost 80 per cent of all companies in this economic sector train apprentices in one or more professions. Displaying a training intensity of 90…
  3. Personnel // 12.01.2007

    The Ministerial Directors Dr. Hans Freudenberg and Dr. Rainer Hägele Appointed New Members of the ZEW Supervisory Board

    Dr. Hans Freudenberg, Head of Ministry Department at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Dr. Rainer Hägele, Head of Ministry Department at the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts…
  4. Information Economy // 11.01.2007

    IT-Related Service Providers - Business Situation Remains Stable – Positive Final Quarter 2006

    The ZEW-IDI, sentiment indicator for the economic sector IT-related service providers, has slightly increased by 0.2 points in the fourth quarter 2006 and now reaches a value of 64.3 points. The business…
  5. M&A Index // 11.01.2007

    ZEW and Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing Present the ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index - Worldwide M&A Activity Down in 2006, but an Upturn Expected in 2007

    The worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) climate went through something of a cooling-off period in 2006. The ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index experienced a corresponding low between the start of 2006 and December 2006,…
  6. Research // 09.01.2007

    Hartz Evaluation: Integration Subsidies of Limited Effects – Deadweight Effects Prevail

    The integration subsidies provided by the Federal Employment Agency enable only few elderly unemployed to find work more rapidly. Even though statistics have proven a positive impact on women in eastern…
  7. Dates and News // 02.01.2007

    15 Years of ZEW – A Success Story

    Fifteen years after its foundation in 1991, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim has become one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany. The number of employees as well as…
  8. Research // 27.12.2006

    ZEW Financial Market Test – Experts Expect DAX to Grow by 5 Per Cent in 2007

    The financial market experts interviewed by ZEW expect the German share index (DAX) to increase by 5 per cent in the coming year. The potential of the US-American index Dow Jones is to lie at merely 2.5 per…
  9. 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 instrument allowing the…