Around 39 percent of the companies in the sector service providers of the information society use at least one social software application in their business workflow. In this context, applications such as…
The ZEW-IDI, a sentiment indicator for the whole sector service providers of the information society, falls by 14.2 points to 39.9 points in the first quarter 2009. Therefore the indicator lies below the…
Despite the recessive macro-economic situation and increasingly difficult conditions on national and international research markets, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim can look back on…
More than 75 per cent of the companies in Baden-Württemberg working in the IT and media sector or selected ICT (Information and Communication Technology) user industries know social software applications. From…
Direct investments in financial institutions by the Federal State and the establishment of a "bad bank light" is the most suitable way of reorganising German banks which were financially damaged by the economic…
State regulation of competitive industries aims at creating a lot of competitiveness. The current EU regulation puts these goals into effect considerably better than other regulation models in other countries.…
There is a considerable potential for growth in the market for reverse mortgages in Germany because of the enormous real estate wealth held by older individuals. This is the conclusion of a survey of 170…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany increased slightly in March 2009. The indicator rose by 2.3 points and now stands at minus 3.5 points after minus 5.8 points in the previous month. This is…
The recession hit German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the course of 2008, especially during the second half of the year. However, internationally orientated large companies, in particular from…