The research project analysis the impact of Basel III on real estate finance in Germany. Within the project, the consequences of the new regulation framework for both different institutions and products in the…
The project investigated the relationship between education and social progress in Germany in cooperation with the Central Institute for Mental Health, Mannheim and the OECD, Paris. Data from the Mannheim Study of…
The aim of this study is to report key innovation indicators for the chemical industry which can be updated annually. In a concise way, the study offers an overview on the state and recent developments in research…
The political debate on the introduction of a national minimum wages is typically concerned about its employment effect on those who are directly affected by a binding minimum wage. Other non-intended effects of…
The Spring Meeting of Young Economists (SMYE) is Europe’s largest economics research meeting for Young Economists. The conference is organized “by young economists for young economists” on an annual basis at…
In its “Europe 2020” strategy, the European Union (EU) has committed itself to ambitious climate action. In this spirit the EU envisages inter alia the implementation of mechanisms reducing carbon emissions of…
This project aims at investigating the procuremt of regional passenger rail services (RPRS) in Germany. With the rail reform of 1993, the German states became responsible for the procurement of the RPRS. The…
The goal of this project was to analyse the start-up activity in Germany in comparison with other countries. The aim of the analyses was to determine the development of the number of (opportunity-oriented) and the…
As part of an evaluation of the BMBF competition “Spitzencluster” (“leading-edge clusters”), which is conducted by a consortium of RWI, ISG, Joanneum Research and the University of Jena, ZEW analysis innovation…
Recent studies forecast an increasing demand for university graduates in the long-run and, at the same time, a decreasing number of university graduates. This development may lead to an increasing competition for…