Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

Reducing institutional rigidities in product and labour markets is key to lowering unemployment. The impact of such labour and product market reforms, however, depends crucially on the country-specific…

• ZEW-Konjunkturerwartungen leicht verbessert
• EZB: Leichter Anstieg der Inflation erwartet
• USA: Finanzmarktexperten sind zunehmend optimistisch
• Japan: Experten sehen konjunkturelle Lage verbessert
• Großbritannien:…

• Expectations Broadly Unchanged
• Slightly Higher Inflation Expectations
• Rising Expectations of a Weaker Swiss Franc
• Special Question: Long-Term Forecasts

• Positive Economic Sentiments for the CEE Region
• Economic Outlook for the CEE Region, Austria and the Eurozone
• Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Optimistic Economic Outlook
• Croatia, Hungary and Romania: Economic…

• Langsame Belebung der Wirtschaftsdynamik in Deutschland zu Jahresbeginn
• Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
• Ergebnisse der Maiumfrage 2013
• Aufwärtstrend in der Informationswirtschaft
• Institutionelle Regeln und…

Households do not follow the finance industry's model of a homo oeconomicus - a rational planner. To the contrary, their financial decisions are influenced by character traits (e.g. self-control), (a lack of)…

This paper studies popular macroeconomic factors based on the gross domestic product (GDP) in a unified framework. Based on theoretical reasons, aggregate GDP as a measure of fundamental risk is an obvious risk…

• ZEW-Index verharrt auf Vormonatsniveau
• EZB: Keine höhere Inflationsrate erwartet
• USA: Konjunkturerwartungen verbessern sich leicht
• Japan: Weiterer Anstieg der Konjunkturerwartungen
• Großbritannien:…

• Trend Reversal in Credit Suisse ZEW Indicator?
• Further Eurozone Rate Cuts on the Radar Screen
• Higher Gold Price Expected
• Consistency on the Stock Market
• Special Question: Asset Valuations