Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

  1. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2008

    March 2008

    • Economic Expectations for Switzerland Have Diminished Noticeably
    • Eurozone: Risks for the Economy Outweigh Concerns Over Inflation
    • United States: Assessment of Economic Situation Has Worsened
    • Japan: Economy at a…
  2. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2008

    Nr. 1 (März) - 2008

    • Langsamer Start ins Jahr 2008
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Märzumfrage 2008
    • Wirtschaftszweig ist bei Geschäftslage und Erwartungen gespalten
    • Arbeitsmarktreformen in einem Mikrosimulations- und…
  3. Financial Market Report CEE // 2008

    March 2008

    • Outlook for the CEE Stock Markets Improves Significantly
    • Assessment of Slovakia's Economy Remains Leading in the Region; Further Rise of Poland's Interest Rates Expected
    • Inflation Rates in Hungary Expected to Fall…
  4. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2008

    März 2008

    • Verbesserte Konjunkturerwartungen bei schlechterer Lageeinschätzung
    • EZB: Finanzmarktexperten mehrheitlich für Zinssenkungen
    • USA: Konjunkturlage deutlich verschlechtert
    • Japan: Konjunktur tritt auf der Stelle
    • Großbrit…
  5. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2008

    February 2008

    • Indicator of Economic Prospects Diminishes Slightly - Positive Expectations for SMI
    • Eurozone: Survey Participants Continue to View the Inflation Rate as a Critical Factor
    • United States: Concerns Surrounding the…
  6. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Vol. 86 // 2008

    Reverse Mortgage als Alterssicherungsinstrument in Deutschland

    Reverse Mortgages sind Hypothekenkredite, die es selbst nutzenden Wohneigentümern ermöglichen, während der Vertragslaufzeit Eigentümer und Bewohner zu bleiben und dennoch aus ihrem Wohneigentum ein monatliches…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-009 // 2008

    Transparency of Regulation and Cross-Border Bank Mergers

    Although there is anecdotal evidence that merger control may constitute a barrier to the integration of European retail banking markets, systematic empirical evidence is missing until now. This paper aims to…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-007 // 2008

    A Comparative Study on the Role of Stochastic Trends in U.S. Macroeconomic Fluctuations, 1954-1988

    The paper attempts to provide an appropriate model specification for identifying technology and other macroeconomic shocks in a structural VAR framework. The investigation is conducted based on two seminal…

Further Publications

ZEW Financial Market Survey

German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report)