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  1. Research // 24.10.2012

    Joint Economic Forecast Autumn 2010: Germany On The Upswing – Economic Policy Faces Important Decisions

    The German economy is on the upswing. The institutes forecast an increase of the real gross domestic product by 3.5 percent in 2010 and 2.0 percent in 2011. The situation on the labour market will continue to…
  2. Opinion // 11.10.2012

    Sustainability

    As the European debt crisis grinds on, some countries, especially Italy and Spain, have complained that despite having initiated reforms they must pay "unreasonably" high interest rates to finance their…
  3. Questions & Answers // 11.10.2012

    Is Excessive Patent Protection a Problem for the Economy? Patents Should Only Be Granted When They Ensure Technological Progress

    In many areas of technology, the road to new products leads through a dense thicket of existing patents that threatens to hinder innovation. A new ZEW study has found that patent rights are often distributed…
  4. Conferences // 08.10.2012

    International Entrepreneurship Conference CoDE at ZEW

    The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (MaCCI) held the International Conference on the Dynamics of Entrepreneurship (CoDE) October 4-5, 2012. The…
  5. Personnel // 25.09.2012

    Professor Michael Waterson Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Professor Michael Waterson, PhD, was visiting researcher at the ZEW Research Group "Competition and Regulation" from September 17-25, 2012. Michal Waterson is Professor at the University of Warwick, UK. He was…
  6. Conferences // 24.09.2012

    ZEW Hosts the Opening Event of the Major European Climate Project ENTRACTE

    Since Monday, September 24,2012, numerous scientists from renowned research institutions from six European countries have been guests at ZEW in Mannheim. They are participating in the two-day opening conference…
  7. SEEK // 20.09.2012

    SEEK Workshop: Patent Litigation in Europe - A Story of War and Settlement? (November 22, 2012 in Brussels)

    The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université Libre de Bruxelles, and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid are pleased to announce the SEEK…
  8. Opinion // 17.09.2012

    Dismissal Protection

    From the mid-aughts till today, the German labour market has seen a marked rise in the number of employees. This positive trend – interrupted only by the downturn in 2009, which was mild given the gravity of…
  9. Strengthening Macroeconomic Policies... // 17.09.2012

    Macroeconomic Qualification Programme MPS+ for Experts and Managers from Asia Starts at ZEW

    Since mid-September, the qualification programme "Strengthening Macroeconomic Policies" (MPS+) has been taking place at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. ZEW is organising this…