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  • Publications // 17.12.2024

    tax treatment of investment funds in Portugal, Germany, and Luxembourg before and after the Allianzgi-Fonds case decision. Before the Allianzgi-Fonds case decision the Portuguese investment taxation discriminated [...] treatment of investment funds in the EU.Overall, we confirm that the abolishment of the discriminatory withholding tax can considerably reduce the effective tax levels for cross-border investments. Moreover [...] discriminated against foreign investments by levying a withholding tax compared to domestic ones. As a result of the Allianzgi-Fonds landmark case, our paper examines whether the Portuguese CIT-exemption extended

  • News // 15.11.2024

    current topics is a proposal to reform the risk adjustment scheme, which aims to ensure sustainable funding of statutory health insurance. “The approach to health insurance financing is short-sighted,” he [...] individual – those who are sicker get more money. As a result, insurers have no financial incentive to invest in the health of their members. That has to change.” Reif recommends a more long-term approach to [...] adjustment, which would distribute contributions fairly between health insurances and promote targeted investment in health. The team of Reif’s Research Group analyses health care markets and evaluates health

  • Events // 08.05.2025

    dis-saving, investment, and insurance behaviour •    “Green preferences”, sustainable financial literacy and financial decisions •    Risk-management and investment strategies [...] strategies of pension funds and insurance companies •    Bank business models, bank funding and lending •    Financial market barriers to a sustainable economy

  • News // 21.10.2024

    government funding. In Germany, we have many institutes with a transfer mandate that are publicly funded. This system works because we don’t have to worry that a change of government will cut our funding if we [...] linked to politics and are partly privately funded. US think tanks work closely with science, but pursue clear political goals, in contrast to the more state-funded research institutes in Germany, which provide [...] committees, as well as long-term funding agreements. There are many filters in place. But there’s no such thing as absolute security. Should we emulate the US model of private funding? In Germany, there’s a lot

  • Press Releases // 14.10.2024

    systematically. Although short-term initiatives such as reducing VAT on pharmaceuticals or reallocating funds for hospital reform are often discussed in health policy debates, agreements on these issues would [...] to distribute contributions fairly between social health insurances. This would allow insurers to invest more in the long-term health of their members. To encourage service providers such as hospitals and

  • Events // 19.09.2024

    policy rate leads to an immediate reallocation of investment flows by retail investors. Investors allocate less funds to fixed income securities, and more funds to both money-like bank deposits and risky assets

  • Publications // 05.08.2024

    climate change require firms to invest in projects that support their transformation. In order to unlock the huge sums of private capital necessary for these investments, the engagement of institutional [...] l investors appears to be crucial. In a project funded by ZEW’s Sponsors’ Association, we investigate whether and how a better integration of the European banking system and capital markets [...] financing assets on- and off-balance-sheet. Securitizations allow institutional investors to directly invest into cash flows from specific assets. Our analysis shows that the current market potential of European

  • News // 17.07.2024

    . Its purpose is to offset economic and social differences within the EU by means of targeted investments. However, this multi-billion euro structural policy demands a considerable portion of the EU budget [...] this background, ZEW economist Professor Friedrich Heinemann presented the final report of a project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Finance at the Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg [...] many indications that Cohesion Policy is only partially effective, it is desirable to concentrate funds on regions in need where a significant impact can be expected. This applies in particular to regions

  • Press Releases // 01.07.2024

    sustainable investment. The analysis focuses on how financial leeway in the federal budget from 2010 to 2019 was used in order to draw conclusions on the extent to which additional budgetary funds were used [...] used for consumptive or investment spending. - “Between 2015 and 2019, around 39.5 billion euros of the additional budgetary funds were used for consumptive spending, while only around 13.2 billion euros [...] Discussions on easing Germany’s debt brake are gaining momentum. Given the urgent need for future investment in infrastructure, education and digitalisation, a possible relaxation of this fiscal rule is being

  • News // 25.06.2024

    There are already many funding programmes, but they are often too focused on production. I would place more emphasis on research and development. If, on the one hand, funding for battery research is reduced [...] France accepted higher new debt. But that’s an investment in the country’s attractiveness. In France, this is having an effect. Currently, more investment is happening there than in Germany. HB: So you [...] programmes are tied to outdated civil clauses. This needs to change. As for funding: Defence is an ongoing task, not a one-off investment. It should be financed through the regular budget. This interview first

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