Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

  1. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2021

    January 2021

    • Expectations for China Continue to Rise: CEP Indicator stands at 54.9 points
    • 32 analysts participated in the January survey, which was conducted during the period 11 till 20 January 2021
  2. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2021

    Februar 2021

    • Leichter Anstieg der Erwartungen trotz Lockdown
    • Eurozone: Leichter Anstieg der Konjunkturerwartungen
    • USA: Ausblick weiterhin optimistisch
    • Japan: Konjunkturerwartungen leicht verbessert
    • Großbritannien:…
  3. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2021

    Januar 2021

    • Aussicht auf baldigen Impfbeginn verbessert die Erwartungen
    • Eurozone: Deutlicher Anstieg der Konjunkturerwartungen
    • USA: Ausblick hellt sich wieder auf
    • Japan: Konjunkturerwartungen deutlich verbessert
    • Großb…
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-092 // 2020

    Do Financial Market Experts Know Their Theory? New Evidence From Survey Data

    Using a unique survey dataset, I study how financial market experts form their stock market expectations. I document a strong disagreement among experts about how important macroeconomic and financial variables…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-080 // 2020

    Risk Attitude and Capital Market Participation: Is There a Gender Investment Gap in Germany?

    Do women invest differently than men? We contribute to the answer of this question by analysing the Panel on Household Finances (PHF) of the German Bundesbank. This representative panel collects a wide variety…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-077 // 2020

    Deposit Insurance, Bank Ownership and Depositor Behavior

    We employ proprietary data from a large bank to analyze how – in times of crisis – depositors react to a bank nationalization, re-privatization and an accompanying increase in deposit insurance. Nationalization…

  7. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2020

    December 2020

    • Outlook for China Remains Very Positive: CEP Indicator Currently Stands at 31.3 Points
    • 16 analysts participated in the December survey, which was conducted during the period 1 till 9 Dezember 2020
  8. German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report) // 2020

    Fourth Quarter 2020

    • Upward Trend in Financing Situation Continues
    • Logistics and Residential Sectors Benefiting from the Current Environment
    • No Sustainable Improvement in Sight for Refinancing Conditions
    • Negative Outlook in…
  9. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2020

    November 2020

    • Growth Forecast for China Reaches Record High: CEP Indicator Currently Stands at 55.0 Points
    • 20 analysts participated in the November survey, which was conducted during the period 3 till 11 November 2020

Further Publications

ZEW Financial Market Survey

German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report)