The intensification of the European debt crisis can partly be attributed to the fact that there exist no standardized debt restructuring mechanisms. Even though several attempts to establish well-defined …
Measured by the share in the total EU budget, EU regional policy is the second most important policy area. One of ist central objectives is the promotion of long-run growth. Evidence from recent academic…
The aim of this study is to quantify the long-term economic value added that can be achieved by increasing labor force participation of older workers in Germany. For this purpose, different scenarios regarding…
The objective of the project is to identify and construct forward-looking indicators in order to assess the developments in the markets of selected sectors.
The term “Green IT” summarizes several aspects related to energy and resource efficiency improvements due to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). In light of increasing energy prices, Green…
The purpose of the project is to analyse whether quality differentiation in telecommunication services is a relevant determinant for firms' supply of new products and services, new business models or new or…
Product innovation describes a product whose components or basic characteristics are either new or significantly improved. Limited product substitutability fosters product innovation incentives and success.…
In October 2011 Professor Dr. Andreas Löschel has been appointed chair of the expert commission of the monitoring process “Energy of the Future” of the German Federal Government. The goal of this project was to …
The research project evaluates attitudes companies have and the measures they take with regard to the retention of skilled workers. Based on a qualitative pilot study, two representative surveys are conducted, one…
In this project, ZEW collects and analyses a set of indicators on innovation activities of the German enterprise sector. The project serves the annual review on Germany’s performance in research and innovation…
In this project, ZEW collects and analyses a set of indicators on start-up activities and firm dynamics (including firm closures) in Germany with a focus on knowledge-intensive sectors. The project serves the…
Objective of this research project was to give an overview of external private equity financing in German enterprises, especially in new firms. Within the framework of this project we could identify - with the…