Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

  1. Expertises // 2010

    Bedeutung von Investmentfonds für den privaten Anleger

    The aim of the project is to determine the importance of funds assets to the retail investor. Here, we distinguish between a representative retail investor and individual investor groups. Measuring the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-070 // 2010

    Size, Value and Liquidity. Do They Really Matter on an Emerging Stock Market?

    The paper provides new evidence on the factors that explain stock returns on the emerging markets. It focuses on the largest and most developed of the Central and Eastern European markets, the Polish stock…

  3. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2010

    October 2010

    • Economic Outlook: Expectations Deteriorate in September
    • Eurozone: Economic Outlook More Pessimistic
    • USA: Interest Rate Expectations Surge
    • Japan: Economic Prospects Still Rather Negative
    • Great Britain: GBP Expected…
  4. Financial Market Report CEE // 2010

    October 2010

    • Economic Recovery in Central and Eastern Europe Slows Down
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Higher Inflation Rates Predicted
    • Croatia, Hungary, and Romania: Cautious Stock Market Expectations
    • Special Question:…
  5. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2010

    Oktober 2010

    • Abkühlung des Aufschwungs erwartet
    • EZB: Konjunkturausblick lässt Zinserhöhung unwahrscheinlicher werden
    • USA: Fortsetzung der Niedrigzinspolitik erwartet
    • Japan: Experten befürchten Wachstumsverlangsamung
    • Großbritanni…
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-064 // 2010

    Macro Expectations, Aggregate Uncertainty, and Expected Term Premia

    The empirical term structure literature shows that long-term interest rates are not merely a combination of expected short-term interest rates and a constant risk premium, as the so-called Expectation Hypothesis…

  7. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2010

    September 2010

    • Economic Outlook: Expectations Somewhat More Upbeat in August
    • Eurozone: Economic Expectations More Upbeat
    • USA: Interest Rate Expectations Decline Noticeably
    • Japan: Economic Outlook Deteriorates
    • Great Britain:…
  8. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2010

    Nr. 3 (September) - 2010

    • Kommt nach dem Sommermärchen die konjunkturelle Sommerpause?
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Augustumfrage 2010
    • Deutlich verbesserte Stimmung bei den wissensintensiven Dienstleistern
    • Wie…

Further Publications

ZEW Financial Market Survey

German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report)