Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

• Firm Formations in Germany
• Outsourcing of ICT-Services
• Employment in the German Financial Sector
• Corporate Taxation in Europe
• Ecological Tax Reform: Good Idea, Bad Implementation
• ZEW Financial Market Test
• Publications

• Eastern Germany: Large Income Gains Following German Reunification
• ZEW Coordinates BLUEPRINT Network
• Innovations in Germany: Market Novelties Gain Greater Importance
• Ecological Products Create New Jobs
• Tax Burdens…

• A Useful Leading Indicator: ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment
• Germany’s Innovation System Needs to Be Put on a Broader Basis
• Part-Time Work in Germany
• Patents: Europe Keeps Pace
• Shortage of Skilled Labour Hampers…

• ZEW Celebrating its Anniversary
• Knowledge Transfer from Public Research
• Employment Breaks and Pay Losses
• From Unemployment to Self-Employment
• Investment Behavior and Taxation
• ZEW Workshop
• ZEW Financial Market Test
• ZEW…

This study provides detailed evidence on the recent transition state of Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. It draws on data from a survey conducted among portfolio managers of Western investment funds…

For a sample of almost 1000 German companies through the years 1987-1994 this study shows that there is a significant market for large share blocks. The vast majo-rity of block transfers leads to changes in…

Start-ups in innovative branches require a substantial amount of capital. Their founders may not have sufficient funds to finance the implementation of the ideas alone and might therefore look for outside…