#ZEWPodcast
The #ZEWPodcast “Wirklich Wirtschaft” offers direct insights into ZEW's research – understandable, up-to-date, and close to the scientists. The podcast is available in two formats: “ZEW Wirklich Wirtschaft Kompakt”, the short and concise news and explanation format, and “ZEW Wirklich Wirtschaft Background” which explores topics in greater depth and context. In the future, there will also be episodes in English.
From 2020 to 2025, the podcast ran under the title “Wirtschaft · Forschung · Debatten” (in German language only). At the end of 2025, it was relaunched and has since been renamed “ZEW Wirklich Wirtschaft”.
You can find the podcast on all popular platforms, including Podigee, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
Do you have any comments, ideas, or feedback about the podcast? Feel free to write to us at podcast@zew.de.
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#ZEWPodcast What Can Be Done to Tackle High Levels of Absenteeism?
Employees in Germany have some of the highest rates of sickness-related absenteeism in the world. According to current estimates, this costs the economy around 77 billion euros annually. Against this backdrop, some figures from the worlds of politics and business are calling for the introduction of unpaid waiting days or a reduction in continued pay to 80 per cent. Prof. Dr Nicolas Ziebarth, Head of the ZEW Research Department “Labour Markets and Social Insurance”, explains whether these would really be appropriate measures in the latest episode of the ZEW podcast “Wirklich Wirtschaft”.