In this project, the economic and legal aspects of a common European Unemployment Insurance system are analyzed. ZEW is part of a large international consortium with project partners in Belgium and the UK.You will…
The project analyses the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for research and innovation in Germany. On the one hand, it estimates the contribution of SMEs in quantitative terms, including…
Eco-innovations are considered a central enabler for a green economy and for a sustainable development while not threatening the competitiveness of the European Economy. The inter- and transdisciplinary project…
The Austrian Report on Research and Technology summarises state and development of research and technology in Austria and presents government activities to promote scientific research and innovation in Austria. As…
The overarching research questions of the project are as follows: What are the effects of ongoing demographic, sociocultural and structural changes on the utilization of existing single-family home stocks in…
This project aims to better understand the key enabling technology landscape and the regional reach of the FP7 and Horizon 2020 funding with regard to nanotechnology, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and…
The aim of this research is to determine the extent and scope of innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the city of Berlin in the years 2012 to 2014 as well as the planned innovation activities…
Although France and Germany are similar in many socio-economic dimensions, their total fertility rates are at the opposite extremes of the spectrum found in the OECD. German family policy has sought to increase…
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will become increasingly important for business organizations. An important tool for CSR strategies are enterprise donations. Thus, the goal of this…
With the advances in information technology, auctions were in widespread use in procurement since the late 1990’s. However, in recent years, the use of auctions decreased and hybrid mechanisms, combining…
The research project aims at the analysis of taxation effects on corporate structures of multinational companies. Based on the first phase of the project (01/2011-12/2012), new identification strategies will be…