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News // 18.10.2017receivables from and liabilities to banks. Finally, significant improvements have been made with regard to the monitoring of shadow banks. "We have analysed which roles these 'banks' play in the economy," explained [...] representatives from banks and businesses as well as participants from the fields of academia and civil society. Risk-taking behaviour – and this applies to small and large banks alike – can result in [...] the market for derivatives, and strengthen the regulation of the shadow banking system. "Disincentives can encourage large banks to engage in excessive risk-taking," explained Buch. "We learned this the
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News // 26.07.2017that the attempt to increase competition in the banking sector through the foundation of new regional banks had only been partially successful, as the new banks tended to lend to state-owned enterprises and [...] on the current advances in the field of China studies, with a focus on social sciences including political, economic, and social issues.The ICCS is an international platform currently consisting of 24 [...] on China’s Development and the Openness of Global Markets: The Nexus of Political, Economic and Social Issues” on 20 and 21 June 2017. Over the course of the two-day annual meeting held at ZEW in Mannheim
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Press Releases // 24.05.2017decisive factors contributed to the very good to excellent rating ZEW received in 2016: the comprehensive bank of empirical data compiled by ZEW and the high-quality economic policy advice provided by the institute [...] economists, ZEW organised the Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar (TAPES) with a special focus on social security schemes in June 2016. The TAPES Conference is one of the most prestigious conferences in
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Press Releases // 31.05.2017
l to growth is completely absent. Instead, the paper suggests mandatory convergence towards high social minimum standards. This is the exact opposite of what many crisis economies need. The remarks concerning [...] concerning public debt are also not balanced. The paper calls for more discipline in the market for banks, but not for states. The justifiable demand for an end to the regulatory privileges given to government
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News // 02.02.2017Germany has to become more expensive," concluded Sinn. According to the economist, the European Central Bank (ECB) is currently in a state of exception: "At the moment, there is no limit on how many government [...] between three irreconcilable aims: free movement within the EU, creating an effective welfare state and social inclusion. "It just can't work," Sinn added. Further points in Sinn's programme included allowing
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News // 29.11.2016
benefits scheme replaces a portion of national insurance programmes. The financing could be provided by social security contributions. In the second model, a European fund provides back-up insurance for the national [...] fiscal union be implemented in the long term? Europe has already agreed on a stability mechanism and a bank union. The ZEW plan for a fiscal union provides a sovereign insolvency procedure in addition to the [...] increase market discipline and help cushion major asymmetric shocks. Together with further reforms in the bank sector, they could place the eurozone back on solid footing. Even if these recommendations are not
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News // 17.11.2016need of restructuring the unstable banking system in Europe, since many large banks in the euro area are still not adequately capitalised, and the credibility of the bank resolution regime needs yet to be [...] "The economic upturn is not self-supporting" With regard to economic growth, the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy has played a significant role, which should not be underestimated. "The economic [...] given the worldwide impact of greenhouse gas emissions. Matters concerning fiscal, labour market and social policy, however, should instead be addressed by national authorities. In a European context, Germany
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News // 08.09.2016offshoring to Eastern Europe and China affects European labour markets, whether user feedback in social media increases a company's innovative capability, as well as the influence of municipal politics [...] once again be taking part in next year's annual conference on "Alternative Structures for Money and Banking" to be held at the University of Vienna. In 2017, ZEW President Professor Achim Wambach will take
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Press Releases // 01.08.2001
In the coming five years banks and insurance brokers are likely to see not only a fall in employee numbers, but also a change in the qualifications held by their employees. The majority of firms in the [...] therefore expected to be become more profitable in the future. In 1998, 670,000 employees liable to pay social security payments were employed in financial institutions in West Germany. In 1997, only 99,000 such
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Press Releases // 22.08.2002
this is likely to inhibit private consumption. In addition, employers still face rapidly growing social security contributions. Health insurance providers are unable to avoid increasing contributions, [...] be placed on public households. Companies and private persons, as well as insurance providers and banks will suffer significant credit losses. Secondly, no one has seriously considered whether many German [...] Voters who accept tax raises for flood victims might also be open to cutting subsidies and reassessing social spending for the same purpose. Politicians in the government as well as from the opposition are currently