News

  1. Public Events // 08.04.2013

    The Mannheim Economics and Currency Dialogues: Online Livestream of the Presentation by the Federal Minister of Finance Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble

    As part of the Mannheim Economics and Currency Dialogues with invited guests, Federal Minister of Finance Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble will hold a lecture, entitled "Unsere Institutionen sind der Schlüssel - Zum…
  2. SEEK // 05.04.2013

    New SEEK Projects Launched on April 1, 2013

    The review process of proposals submitted for the fourth call for projects within the framework of the SEEK research programme has been completed, and eight new SEEK projects were launched on April 1, 2013.…
  3. Questions & Answers // 03.04.2013

    On the Giant U.S. Airline Merger - How a Marriage in the Skies Will Effect Competition in the Air Transportation Sector

    When American Airlines ties the knot with US Airways, it will become the largest passenger air carrier in the world. Assistant Professor Kai Hüschelrath, a competition economist at ZEW, explains the…
  4. Opinion // 03.04.2013

    Reintroducing the Wealth Tax at any Cost?

    One of the issues that will figure prominently in the upcoming German parliamentary election is whether to increase taxes on wealth. For the most part, Germany currently taxes wealth by means of an inheritance…
  5. Personnel // 22.03.2013

    Dr. Rimawan Pradiptyo Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Dr. Rimawan Pradiptyo, lecturer at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia, visited the ZEW Research Department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management" on March 25, 2013. During his stay,…
  6. Personnel // 22.03.2013

    ZEW Researcher Honoured with Best Paper Award

    Paula Schliessler, researcher in the ZEW Research Department "Industrial Economics and International Management", was honoured with the Bent Dalum PhD Award 2013 at the DRUID Academy Conference in Aalborg,…
  7. Personnel // 22.03.2013

    ZEW Researcher Honoured with Best Paper Award

    Sven Heim, researcher in the ZEW Research Group “Regulation and Competition”, was honoured with the Best Paper Award at the 8th International Energy Industry Meeting (IEWT) in Vienna, Austria, in February 2013.…
  8. Personnel // 20.03.2013

    Prof. Karen Turner Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Prof. Karen Turner, PhD, professor of economics at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, will be visiting researcher at ZEW’s Research Department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management"…
  9. SEEK // 20.03.2013

    ZEW policy brief Published: Public Funding of Innovation Projects: Is it Time for a More Flexible Approach?

    Every year, the European Union and its Member States spend billions of euros for funding Research and Development (R&D) projects both in companies and public research organisations. The aim is to strengthen…