1. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // forthcoming

    Measuring Democracy

  2. #ZEWPodcast // 2026

    30.000 Euro Earnings Losses For Mothers

    For many mothers, having children leads to a significant drop in income. In the latest episode of the ZEW podcast “Wirklich Wirtschaft,” Dr Lukas Riedel from ZEW's “Inequality and Distribution Policy” research…

  3. #ZEWPodcast // 2026

    (Concise) Why Are Inflation Expectations Rising?

    Inflation expectations for the eurozone are rising significantly: financial market experts forecast a median inflation rate of 2.7 per cent for 2026 – well above the European Central Bank’s inflation target. In…

  4. ZEW Monthly // 2026

    04/2026 – Climate Policy and Competition

    Climate policy is increasingly caught between ambitious emission targets and international competitiveness. Rising energy prices, new carbon pricing regimes and industrial policy interventions raise the question…

  5. #ZEWPodcast // 2026

    (Concise) 12 O'Clock Fuel Regulation: 6 Cent Higher Margin

    The war in Iran has now been going on for over two months — and since then, fuel prices have risen sharply in Germany as well. As part of the fuel measures package, it was stipulated that, as of April 1, gas…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 26-017 // 2026

    Survey Design and Professional Forecasters: The Case of Uncertainty in the US SPF

    Histogram forecasts of inflation and growth from the US Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF) allow for an assessment of the evolution of forecast uncertainty. However, this assessment is complicated by…

  7. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2026

    April 2026

    • Erneuter Rückgang der ZEW-Konjunkturerwartungen
    • Eurozone: Konjunkturpessimismus nimmt weiter zu
    • USA: Nachfolgen des Irankrieges sind zu spüren
    • China: Stabilisierung nach Iran-Schock
    • Inflationserwartungen auf dem…