The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany dropped slightly by -1.2 points in February. Compared with +71.0 points in January, the indicator's current level of 69.8 points is far above its historical…
Expert's report by the German Council of Economic Experts, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, and the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
Multiple concerns have recently been raised about how the European Union's energy supply is subject to the political mood in Russia due to import dependency. According to most experts interviewed for the ZEW…
Energy experts assume that natural gas will become considerably more expensive over the next six months, whereas coal and crude oil prices are expected to remain largely unchanged in this period of time. The…
Integration subsidies granted by the Federal Employment Agency help the older unemployed to find a job. Statistical proof of this effect, however, is available for eastern Germany only. There, particularly…
About 45 per cent of service providers of the information society react to cyclical and seasonal fluctuations in demand by working extra hours and/or hiring short-time workers. In the IT sector, these…
IT-related service providers concluded the year 2005 with a favourable business outlook. For the first time, positive effects on the job market can be seen as well.
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany increases significantly by +9.4 points in January. Compared with +61.6 points in December, the indicator's current level of +71 points is far above its…
In 2005, the German share index DAX grew by 1,000 points, which corresponds to a relative increase of 23 per cent. By contrast, the 2006 gains of the DAX will turn out rather moderate. These are the findings of…
