Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-026 // 2012

    Exchange Rate Expectations of Chartists and Fundamentalists

    The present study compares exchange rate expectations of "chartists" and "fundamentalists". "Chartists" are those financial market participants who base their forecasts and actions on past price movements of…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2012

    What Lures Cross-Border Venture Capital Inflows?

    The change in the business model of venture capitalists from investing locally towards investing across borders started to intensify in the late 1990s. Compared to domestic investments, cross-border investments…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2012

    Putting Currency Misalignment into Gravity: The Currency Union Effect Reconsidered

    Member countries of a currency union like the euro area have absorbed asymmetric shocks in ways that are inconsistent with a common nominal anchor. Based on a reformulation of the gravity model that allows for…

  4. Financial Market Report CEE // 2012

    April 2012

    • Major Improvement of Economic Expectations for the CEE Region
    • Economic Outlook for the CEE Region, Austria, and the Eurozone
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Further Increase of Economic Sentiments
    • Croatia,…
  5. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2012

    March 2012

    • Economic Outlook for Switzerland: Expectations Improved Solidly, but Remain at Depressed Levels
    • Current Economic Situation: Indicator Remains Unchanged
    • Inflation Expectations: Stability Expected
    • Short-Term Interest…
  6. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2012

    April 2012

    • Economic Outlook for Switzerland: Expectations Improved Further and Are Now Balanced
    • Current Economic Situation: Slightly Better Indicator
    • Inflation Expectations: Risks on the Upside
    • Short-Term Interest Rates:…

Further Publications

ZEW Financial Market Survey

German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report)