The relevant aspects of education and continuing training in Germany are to be examined theoretically and empirically against the background of demographic changes. Policy relevance of the topic is to be evaluated…
The taxation of companies operating in more than one Member State in the European Union is undergoing a transformation. The scope of prevalent group taxation regimes in the Member States is currently still largely…
For the measurement and international comparison of effective tax burdens, the ZEW has already achieved a great knowledge. The ZEW has developed own approaches (e.g. European Tax Analyzer) and applies other models…
§ 44b SGB II determines that employment offices (Agenturen für Arbeit) and municipal administrations, as responsible welfare institutions for job-seeking persons, shall establish consortiums in order to administer…
The possible uses of microsimulation models for individual data have been demonstrated on many occasions. Less well-known, on the other hand, are similar models for the business sector. However, quantitative…
The aim of this research project is to develop and to analyse concepts for the comprehensive integration of owner occupied housing in the public support programmes for capital-based old age provision.
During the last decades, enterprises in industrialised countries have increasingly outsourced parts of their value chain to external suppliers. This development is particularly pronounced in the field of IT…
In this project, ZEW offers expertise with respect to the basic income scheme which should be modernized in Liechtenstein. The challenge is to combine the existing social insurance system with a modern…
The aim of the project was to provide input to policy makers on policies that could meet the goals of the Lisbon Agenda in the way of stimulating economic growth, employment and the environment at the same time.…
The Social Code II (SGB II) has been introduced on January 1st 2005 and governs the merging of the former Unemployment Assistance (UA) and Social Assistance (SA) for able-bodied recipients. This project originates…
This project examined aspects related to the transformation of the German college sector towards more competition. The project had two phases. In the first phase the differences in graduate school programmes were…
Inventors are of key importance for the success of the research and development activities of companies. This is reflected in the high share of nearly 70% of personnel costs in total R&D expenditures. As a…