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  News // 27.05.2024

  Strengthening Germany as a Centre of Innovation

  enormous transformation tasks facing the German economy. Germany is a high-tax country in terms of corporate taxation (see also Figure 2). The Mannheim Tax Index determines the effective average tax burden [...] a key factor in the question of where companies want to invest. Germany also has problematic peak values when it comes to the burden on employees. According to a study by the Organisation for Economic [...] channelled into sectors that are not among the strongest in research in the German economy and whose value added is lower. In the future, Germany will continue to generate its prosperity in those sectors in
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  Press Releases // 15.05.2024

  Economist Friedrich Heinemann on the Debate over the Return to Compulsory Service

  gradual transition to a one-year mandatory community service. Friedrich Heinemann, head of the “Corporate Taxation and Public Finance” Unit at ZEW Mannheim and professor at Heidelberg University, comments [...] tasks that go beyond menial work. This significant shift from skilled to unskilled work would destroy value creation and further diminish Germany’s growth potential. At its core, the call for mandatory service
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  Press Releases // 13.12.2023

  How STEM Careers Can Become More Attractive to Women

  higher representation of women in supervisory boards and executive boards, along with more modern corporate cultures, can contribute to increasing gender diversity in STEM professions. Many companies are [...] Junior Research Group “Competition and Innovation”. “Equally important are the informal norms and values of companies. Ultimately, they have the power to create an environment where women enjoy working
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  Press Releases // 17.11.2023

  “The Government Finally Sets Financial Policy Priorities”

  to extend the temporary reduction of the value-added tax for hospitality sector from 19 to 7 per cent. Friedrich Heinemann, head of the Research Unit “Corporate Taxation and Public Finance” at ZEW Mannheim
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  News // 24.10.2023

  #ZEWPodcast: The Bill, Please! Value Added Tax in the Hospitality Sector

  support it. In the latest ZEW podcast episode, Professor Katharina Nicolay, deputy head of ZEW’s “Corporate Taxation and Public Finance” Unit, talks with host Bastian Thüne about the pros and cons. She also
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  Press Releases // 09.10.2023

  Back to 19 per Cent VAT in the Food Service Industry

  During the COVID-19 pandemic, the value added tax (VAT) rate for the food service industry was temporarily reduced from 19 to seven per cent. This subsidy that entails annual tax losses of three billion [...] the prices for electricity and gas are declining,” explains Friedrich Heinemann, Head of ZEW’s “Corporate Taxation and Public Finance” Research Unit. “As a result, the arguments put forth for the indefinite [...] others, but does not justify a permanent subsidy”, adds Katharina Nicolay, Deputy Head of ZEW’s “Corporate Taxation and Public Finance” Research Unit.
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  News // 13.09.2023

  Sound Climate Policy Correlates with Prosperity

  affects everyone. We require an economic policy that benefits all stakeholders, e.g. through reduced corporate taxes. Also, streamlining approval processes is crucial, not limited to wind energy or network expansion [...] shouldn’t be subsidised indefinitely. As energy becomes more expensive, companies with low added value may exit the market. But that is not necessarily a cause for concern in terms of the overall economy [...] businesses. Our strength is demonstrated through patents and knowledge, which also create high added value. BZ: Can we leverage these strengths particularly well in Baden-Württemberg? Wambach: The challenges
• Events // 21.09.2023

  Who Gets the Value from Data, and How Much?

  t economic value but, even though both national and corporate accountants plan to record more data assets, there is no consensus about how to estimate their value. Data is also a corporate ‘moat’ limiting [...] limiting competition, with most value accruing to the businesses that can limit data access. This ZEW Lecture on Economic Policy will set out a framework for data valuation, survey some empirical approaches
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  Press Releases // 31.03.2023

  Real Estate an Increasingly Less Attractive Asset Class

  - Governments and corporate bonds are slowly winning back the favour of financial market experts after an exceptionally difficult year. Gold, equities, and commodities are being valued predominantly positively
• Events // 20.03.2023

  Managing a Financial Portfolio’s Climate Exposure From the Data to the Tools

  regulators. Data availability has improved over time but remains sparse, especially for scope 3 (value-chain) emissions. Comparability of this data is a challenge for investors, which stands in the way [...] economy. This will change this year, as regulators and standard setters around the world tell corporates how to disclose their exposure to and impact on climate change. An important element of these emerging