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.…
The future cannot be postponed – it begins with the decisions we make today. Investments, reforms and policy choices often take years to unfold. But how can investments be directed in a way that ensures…
Die letzte Amtszeit von Christine Lagarde endet im Oktober 2027. Presseberichten zufolge erwägt sie einen früheren Amtsverzicht. Als mögliche Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten für ihre Nachfolge an der Spitze der EZB…
