In 2004, vehicle construction industry spent 27.7 billion euros on innovation projects and thus outdoes every other sector in Germany. For 2005 and 2006, German vehicle construction also expects rising…
The federal government's plans for the 2008 corporate tax reform cannot meet their own requirements. The tax reform is neither expected to significantly improve the fiscal attractiveness of German locations nor…
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continuously carrying out research and development (R&D) benefit significantly more from innovations than companies without an own R&D activity. This gap becomes…
Particularly owing to their comparably low transaction costs and great flexibility, exchange traded funds (ETFs) have the potential to further increase their fast-growing market share on the German fund market…
Energy experts expect electricity, natural gas and crude oil to become significantly more expensive in the coming five years. Coal prices, on the other hand, will increase less over this period of time. On a…
The European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) initiated in 2005 does not entail any significant deterioration of the competitive situation of those companies obliged to participate. Furthermore, the number of…
A number of unemployed succeeded in finding a job thanks to placement vouchers. ZEW estimations suggest that 5 out of 100 voucher recipients between July 2003 and June 2004 found a job as a result of the…
Malware (malicious software) originating from the internet such as viruses, worms and Trojans disturb a company’s data storage and the correct functioning of the IT systems. A large majority of service…
Germany burdens its corporations' profits as highly as no other country in the European Union, except for Spain. The tax-specific disadvantage to Germany as a business location has increased in the past years:…
