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  1. 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…
  2. 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…
  3. 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…
  4. 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…
  5. 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…
  6. Personnel // 13.09.2012

    Professor Benno Torgler Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Professor Benno Torgler, PhD, was visiting researcher at the ZEW Research Department "Corporate Taxation and Public Finance" from August 20 to September 11, 2012. Benno Torgler is Professor at Queensland…
  7. Questions & Answers // 04.09.2012

    Empirical Study on Hard Core Cartels: Hard Core Cartelisation – Economic Effects and Policy Options

    In an empirical study of a large German cement cartel, ZEW researchers examined the effects of overt collusion on consumers and economic welfare. Kai Hüschelrath, the head of ZEW's new "Competition and…
  8. Dates and News // 22.08.2012

    Professors Xiaohu Feng, Zhongxiu Zhao, and Jinjun Xue Visiting Researchers at ZEW

    Professor Dr. Xiaohu Feng, Professor Zhongxiu Zhao, PhD, and Professor Jinjun Xue were visiting researchers at the ZEW Research Department “Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management“ from…
  9. Questions & Answers // 17.08.2012

    How Can we Contain the European Debt Crisis? FIRE instead of Eurobonds: A New Solution Concept to Tackle the European Debt Crisis

    Europe should address the crisis of confidence at the European bond markets through a direct equalisation of interest rates. Such a solution, as suggested by Friedrich Heinemann, rules out the collective…