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  1. Dates and News // 30.01.2015

    The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region Parliamentary Evening at ZEW – MEPS, Researchers and Business Leaders Discuss Germany’s Energy Transition

    Will Germany’s energy transition and nuclear phase-out have a negative impact on competition or will it bring new marketing opportunities for the country’s economy? And what is the response from Brussels to the…
  2. Personnel // 27.01.2015

    Steven Vanhaverbeke Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Steven Vanhaverbeke was a visiting researcher at ZEW’s Research Department "Industrial Economics and International Management" from January 12 to 26, 2015. He is a doctoral student at the Department of…
  3. Comment // 15.01.2015

    ZEW President Clemens Fuest - Argumentation of ECJ Advocate General in ECB Case Is Not Convincing

    The president of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Professor Clemens Fuest, is not convinced by the arguments that Pedro Cruz Villalon, advocate general to the European Court of Justice (ECJ),…
  4. China Economic Panel // 23.12.2014

    China Economic Panel (CEP) by ZEW and Fudan University – November Survey Fact Sheet Updated

    The detailed fact sheet of the China Economic Panel (CEP) November survey has been reviewed and updated (see download link). The update was necessary due to a data transmission error.
  5. Personnel // 18.12.2014

    ZEW President Clemens Fuest Appointed to Government Commission on Minimum Wage

    The president of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Professor Clemens Fuest, has been appointed to the Minimum Wage Commission, which starts work on January 1, 2015. Professor Fuest sits on the…
  6. Comment // 17.12.2014

    Federal Constitutional Court Decides on Inheritance Tax – ZEW President Fuest Argues for a Fundamental Reform

    The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe has ruled the German inheritance tax in its current form illegal. Inheritance tax breaks for family-run businesses, the judges decided, violate the constitutional…
  7. Dates and News // 16.12.2014

    ZEW Starts new Year at 2015 ASSA Annual Meeting

    ZEW participates in the ASSA Annual Meeting in Boston from January 3-5, 2015. The widely-attended event, which is organised by the American Economic Association, is the world’s most important conference for…
  8. Comment // 12.12.2014

    ZEW Experts on the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP20 in Lima, Peru - "UN Negotiations Reveal Costs and Benefits of Climate Protection"

    During the 20th yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the 195 member states are struggling to propose a draft agreement for…