In 2000 the European Council agreed upon the Lisbon Agenda which has put forward as its main objective to make the EU "the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the world capable of sustainable…
In making key decisions for future phases of EU ETS, Government needs to fullyunderstand the competitiveness implications of these decisions on industrialsectors. Key areas include the ability of firms to pass…
There is broad evidence indicating that the adoption of ICT has significantly contributed to the productivity growth of industrialized economies. In general, the use of ICT allows firms to reshape their internal…
In the project technology specific information from the product oriented model CEDA EU 25 was integrated into the computable general equilibrium (CGE) models as they are available at ZEW.This improved the sectoral…
Expectations play a fundamental role in economic theory. Survey based expectations carry economically important and timely information on the current and future development of economy. The main aim of…
The demographic trend of decreasing and eldering population, as it is the case in Germany, induces negative effects on the social security system, on the productivity as well as on the innovation potential of…
Does it pay for a firm to be green or “responsible” in other ways? And what are the effects of environmental or social policy on the economic success of companies? These questions are central for our understanding…
The Automotive Industry is a key sector of the German economy. Automotives substantially contribute to value added, employment and exports. 30 per cent of total intramural R&D expenditure in the German enterprise…
This study builds on the results of research conducted in 2003, 2005 and 2007 into the role of the chemical industry in providing impulses for innovation in other sectors. Following its predecessor studies, this…
A comprehensive economic assessment of the global energy system has to comprise multiple costs and benefits of energy generation and usage. It has to account for the value of future energy consumption in an…
Innovations stand for technological progress and are important for firms in order to remain competitive. But innovation activities are associated with high costs and uncertainties. Since in particular micro and…
The main task of this project is to analyze ways of retailisation of investment funds not regulated by the UCITS derivative. The study concentrates on two European markets: Poland and Germany.