Die Umsatzsteuer ist mit Einnahmen von inzwischen über 300 Milliarden Euro jährlich für Bund, Länder und Gemeinden eine zentrale Einnahmequelle. Gleichzeitig werden die Einnahmen aus dieser Steuer durch eine…
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,…
Default settings strongly increase pension enrollment, especially when savings incentives are high and choices are complex. We show that the effect is weaker when incentives are low, options are simple, and…
Competitive public research funding is an important policy instrument to foster scientific progress. The effective design of such funding schemes and whether they generate knowledge spillovers to industrial…
The economic situation in Germany remains tense—making reliable indicators for future developments all the more important. In the latest issue of “Wirklich Wirtschaft,” Dr. Lora Pavlova, head of the ZEW…
We conduct a data-based policy evaluation of the first large-scale, EU-wide excess profit tax, implemented during the 2022 European energy crisis to tax the windfall profits of inframarginal electricity…
In 2024, Germany invested more money in innovation than ever before: according to the latest innovation survey by ZEW Mannheim, companies spent around €213.3 billion on innovation – a new record high.…
