Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

  1. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2014

    March 2014

    • Positive Economic Outlook Dampened
    • Inflation Expected to Remain Low
    • Interest Rates Expected to Rise in the Long Term
    • Exchange Rates Influenced by Tapering
    • Equity Markets
    • Special Question: Valuation of Asset Classes
    • Sp…
  2. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2014

    February 2014

    • Economic Expectations Remain "Good" – Initial Tapering Scare Digested
    • Long-Term Interest Rate Expectations Shaped by Mild Tightening of US Monetary Policy
    • Inflation Expectations Fall Slightly
    • Exchange Rates…
  3. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2014

    Februar 2014

    • Positive Grundstimmung unter den Finanzmarktexperten hält weiter an
    • EZB: Zinserwartungen leicht gestiegen
    • USA: Konjunkturelle Lage stark verbessert
    • Japan: Lageindikator wieder im positiven Bereich
    • Großbritannien:…
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-007 // 2014

    Chinese Pension Fund Investment Efficiency - Evidence from CNCSSF Stock Holdings

    China’s pension system is facing a large gap of more than one trillion RMB. The investment efficiency of the social security fund therefore receives widespread attention in academic circles. We collected data of…

  5. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2014

    January 2014

    • Positive Outlook Dampened Only by Stock Markets
    • Analysts Anticipate Positive Inflation
    • Longer-Term Interest Rates Seen Edging Higher
    • EUR/CHF Expected to Remain Stable
    • Anticipation of Tapering Weighing on Stock…
  6. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2014

    Januar 2014

    • Konjunkturoptimismus setzt sich fort
    • EZB: Konstantes Zinsniveau erwartet
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen stark verbessert
    • Japan: Konjunkturlage etwas verbessert
    • Großbritannien: Konjunkturelle Lage erneut freundlicher
    • Sond…
  7. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Trade, Tasks, and Training: The Effect of Offshoring on Individual Skill Upgrading

    We offer a theoretical explanation and empirical evidence for a positive link between increased offshoring and individual skill upgrading. Skill upgrading takes the form of on-thejob training, complementing the…

Further Publications

ZEW Financial Market Survey

German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report)