Legal interest rate restrictions have been a controversial issue among economists for centuries. In practice, several countries have imposed different rules on interest rate ceilings as well as the…
Market-oriented reforms regularly encounter resistance among the general public. Even reforms that are considered to be efficient by economic experts are often rejected by voters e.g., based on fairness…
The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) was introduced by the European Union in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effective and most cost efficient way possible. It has been revised and…
The key role of information and communication technologies for productivity and growth is meanwhile well recognised. The application of new ICT solutions requires, however, a well functioning internet…
In the year 2006 on behalf of the Stiftung Familienunternehmen ZEW had developed the Country Index for Family Enterprises. The objective of that index is an international comparison of investment locations…
Impact Assessment (IA) has the potential for delivering more sustainable development as well asenhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of decision making. Policies aiming at sustainabledevelopment need a solid…
On the basis of a questionnaire from the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) discussed various possible design options for a…
The research project analyses the financing strategies of different housing market agents, their changes and underlying determinants, and the corresponding impact on the housing markets. Particularly…
This project analyses effectiveness of different age-specific production systems on the outcome variables productivity, turnover, and age structure of the workforce from a human resource as well as an economic…
A change of owners and managers constitutes a critical phase for each firm. The lack of timely and thorough arrangements of the company succession leads in the practise to firm crises and closures. Company…
In Germany, the knowledge-based production and development infrastructure is an important feature of the biotechnological industry. Technologic impulses for new products, methods and services frequently occur in…