Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

  1. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2022

    April 2022

    • Stärkster Rückgang der Konjunkturerwartungen seit Beginn der Umfrage
    • Euroraum: Konjunkturerwartungen brechen ein
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen fallen drastisch
    • China: Erwartungen gehen spürbar zurück
    • Sonderfr…
  2. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2022

    März 2022

    • Ausblick verbessert sich erneut
    • Euroraum: Konjunktureinschätzung verbessert sich
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen sinken deutlich
    • China: Erwartungen gehen leicht zurück
    • Sonderfrage: Inflationsrate im Eurogebiet…
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-001 // 2022

    Towards Accountability in Machine Learning Applications: A System-Testing Approach

    A rapidly expanding universe of technology-focused startups is trying to change and improve the way real estate markets operate. The undisputed predictive power of machine learning (ML) models often plays a…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Targets missed: Three case studies exploiting the linked SHARE-RV data

    Targeting is an important aim for social policy. Three case studies in this paper reflect typical short-comings in the targeting design of pension reforms. The first case study …

  5. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2022

    Februar 2022

    • Erhebliche Verbesserung des Ausblicks
    • Euroraum: Konjunkturerwartungen steigen
    • USA: Starker Anstieg der Konjunkturerwartungen
    • China: Ausblick verbessert sich
    • Sonderfrage zum deutschen Wirtschaftswachstum
  6. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2022

    Januar 2022

    • Corona-Sorgen belasten den Konjunkturausblick
    • Eurozone: Konjunkturelle Lage trübt sich ein
    • USA: Inflationserwartungen sinken weiterhin, Zinserwartungen steigen
    • China: Konjunkturerwartungen steigen erneut
    • S…
  7. Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

    Gender Differences in Financial Advice

    We show that financial advisors offer more self-serving advice to female than to male clients, based on minutes from about 27,000 real-world advisory meetings. Women are more likely to obtain recommendations to…

  8. Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

    Pension knowledge and the effectiveness of pension reforms

    This study examines how knowledge about institutional settings and their reform affects the effectiveness of those reforms. We examine this question in the context of social security, the largest social…

Further Publications

ZEW Financial Market Survey

German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report)