#ZEWPodcast
The #ZEWPodcast “Economics Actually” (“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: “Economics Actually Concise” (“Wirklich Wirtschaft Kompakt”), the short and concise news and explanation format, and “Economics Actually Background” (“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 “Economics Actually” (“Wirklich Wirtschaft”).
You can find the podcast on all popular platforms, including Podigee, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
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#ZEWPodcast „Zollpolitik ist keine gute Wirtschaftspolitik“ (in German language)
In the first edition of Economics Actually, ZEW President Professor Achim Wambach, PhD looks back on the year 2025 and gives his assessment of the current situation. He addresses the stormy debates surrounding Trump's tariff policy and reaffirms his support for emissions trading, which has been postponed until 2028. He also reports on the fresh impulses that his research trip to Central Europe has given him and on the extraordinary successes that 2025 has brought for ZEW itself and which have set the strategic course for the coming years.