Research at ZEW

ZEW conducts evidence-based economic policy research on a range of high-visibility topics, including the digital transformation, European integration, and the energy transition.

These are tackled by ZEW’s research units.

Current Publications

Refereed Journal // forthcoming

Asylum Assignment and Burden-Sharing
Refereed Journal // forthcoming

Energy Price Shocks and Short-term Reactions of Firms: The Case of the German Energy Crisis in 2022
Refereed Journal // forthcoming

Fueling Electrification: The Impact of Gas Prices on Hybrid Car Usage

Current projects

Laufende Projekte

  1. Project // 01.01.2026 – 30.11.2027

    Free to Roam, Hard to Tax? Assessing the Tax Implications of Digital Nomad Visas in the EU

    Digitalization and the rise of remote work are increasing the mobility of workers worldwide, with far-reaching consequences for labour markets, businesses, and the allocation of taxing rights. In response to this…

    01.01.2026 – 30.11.2027
    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  2. Project // 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2032

    TransforM (Munich Center for Transformative Technologies and Societal Change, EXC 3137)

    Societies worldwide are undergoing rapid transformations, and technology plays a crucial yet ambivalent role in these transformations – as seen in recent debates about artificial intelligence, neurotechnologies,…

    01.01.2026 – 31.12.2032
    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  3. Project // 01.01.2026 – 28.02.2027

    Monitoring of Research and Innovation in Switzerland 2026 - Comparing Switzerland with selected regions

    The aim of this project is to compare Switzerland's research and innovation (R&I) performance with that of selected regions in other countries for the ongoing R&I monitoring of Switzerland. This regional…

    01.01.2026 – 28.02.2027
    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  4. Project // 01.12.2025 – 28.02.2027

    Innovation Survey 2026 for Berlin

    The aim of this research is to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Berlin in the years 2023 to 2025 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2026 and…

    01.12.2025 – 28.02.2027
    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  5. Project // 01.12.2025 – 31.01.2027

    Effects of the Minimum Wage on Competitive Conditions and Solo Self-employment

    The project examines the economic effects of the increase in the statutory minimum wage to 12 euros in October 2022 on solo self-employment as well as on competitive and market structures in Germany. While…

    01.12.2025 – 31.01.2027
    Inequality and Public Policy
  6. Project // 01.09.2025 – 31.08.2028

    Tax Reform Narratives in German Municipal Tax Decisions

     

    This project studies how municipal tax reforms affect the local economy and how different reform motives influence both the implementation and the impact of these reforms. It is based on new narrative data from…

    01.09.2025 – 31.08.2028
    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance