Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

• A Strategy for More Jobs
• Low Share Prices Dampen Consumption
• Educational Prospects in Poland
• Innovative Power of German Manufacturing Industry Slows Down
• Environmental Performance and its Effect on Shareholder Value
• …

• "Lead Market" Germany
• High Public Debt Hinders Growth
• European Schemes of Social Assistance
• New Channels of Business Cycle Transmission Are Gaining Importance
• ZEW Workshop
• ZEW Financial Market Test
• Publications

• ZEW Conference on Price Indices and the Measurement of Quality Changes
• Training Is not Always Effective
• Financial Services in the EU: Barriers Cost Billions
• Efficiency of Innovation Activities
• Tax Autonomy of the…

• ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment Shows Turnaround for German Economy
• What will Put the German Neuer Markt Back on its Feet Again?
• An International Comparison of Funded Private Pension Schemes
• Protecting the…

This paper focuses on two aspects being neglected in the analysis of agglomeration tendencies so far. First, it regards regional agglomeration patterns and secondly, the allocation of capital across industrial…

This study provides new stylized facts on the determinants of corporate failure and acquisition in Germany. It also offers important lessons for the design of empirical studies. We show that firms experiencing…