Currently available statistics on investment fund assets of German investors only incorporate direct investments. The aim of the study is to estimate indirect investments of retail investors such as…
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…
After decades with excess supply, the number of apprenticeship positions in Germany exceeds the number of applicants since a few years, particularly in manufacturing occupations. Training firms face a novel…
The aim of the project is to investigate theoretically and empirically the interaction of work incentives with the concern of people for identity and recognition in organizations. Rather than rejecting the…
The rapid growth of international trade and cross ownership during the last decades has changed the structure of economic interdependencies in the world economy. Empirical research provides evidence of the…
This project is part of the department’s research activity in the field Expectation Formation in Financial Markets. It addresses the question “How to explain the heterogeneity in the predicting ability of…
This project analysed the possible time path for the establishment of additional emission trading schemes. In addition the potential quantitative and qualitative possible demand and supply for offset-permits…
The ZEW/gif office market forecast is a semi-annual survey which has been conducted since the middle of 2010. Real estate companies are asked for their forecast about vacancy rates, prime rents and prime yields…
The joint diagnosis is an instrument for evaluating the overall economic situation and development in Germany, the euro area and the rest of the world. The ZEW cooperates in this project with the Kiel…
The project consists of three modules:1. Development of business founding activities in the high-tech sector In the first module, the founding activity in the high-tech sector is depicted for Germany regarding its…
The project studies the effects and the efficiency of thirteen family policies in Germany. The effects of interest are whether each policy contributes to the goal of "economic stability and social…
The project will conduct a comprehensive and systematic evaluation of reforms of the Arbeitslosengeld II and other transfer payments, with the aim of improving work incentives in the low wage sector. The key…