In this project, we empirically study the causal effects of EU product market integration on wage and employment outcomes in German manufacturing and service industries, with a particular focus on heterogeneous…
Over the last years an increasing number of models have been developed and implemented in the research department. This models comprise the European Tax Analyzer, the Devereux-Griffith-Model (DG), the ZEW…
The aim of this project is the development of a monthly survey among financial market experts specialized in financial market and economic sentiment forecasts for China.
The focus of this project is the government-subsidized capital formation of private households in Germany, which is regulated in the 5. Vermögensbildungsgesetz (VermBG). The project consists of three parts:…
The normative literature on R&D has focused exclusively on the question of the appropriate magnitude of R&D subsidies. Other government interventions, including direct involvement by public organisations on…
The purpose of the project is to compare the German digital economy with its international competitors and to analyse the potential of digitalisation and the Internet for German firms. The analysis is based on…
The tenor of this project is to counsel the sector of financial market econometrics. A team consisting of three experienced ZEW scientist of “International Financial Markets and Financial Management” will…
The project "Sustainable Partners - Partners for Sustainability: Emerging Emission Trading Schemes in PRC" funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation aimed at establishing a close and sustainable cooperation…
In the year 2006 ZEW had developed the Country Index for Family Enterprises on behalf of the Stiftung Familienunternehmen. The objective of this index is an international comparison of investment locations from…
The environment of EU tax policy has fundamentally changed in recent times. As a reaction to the European debt crisis new fiscal instruments (EFSF, ESM), new fiscal rules (Fiscal Compact) and coordination …
The development of digital products is often supported by social networks that emerge among users. These networks facilitate both the flow of product information and the development of product-specific human…
The European Commission has recently launched its new strategy Europe 2020. The first out of five priorities is given to the development of smart growth which means strengthening knowledge and innovation as…