News

  1. Personnel // 16.06.2010

    Rajeev K. Goel, Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Rajeev K. Goel was a visiting researcher in ZEW's Research Department “Industrial Economics and International Management” from 14 June to 14 July 2010. He is a professor of economics at Illinois State…
  2. SEEK // 15.06.2010

    Call for Project Proposals: Research Programme "Strengthening Efficiency and Competitiveness in the European Knowledge Economies" (SEEK)

    The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) welcomes the submission of project proposals for its new research programme "Strengthening Efficiency and Competitiveness in the European Knowledge Economies"…
  3. Dates and News // 14.06.2010

    President-designate of the Leibniz Association Makes First Visit to ZEW

    Professor Karl Ulrich Mayer, who became the new president of the Leibniz Association on 1 July 2010, paid his first official visit to the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. ZEW was the…
  4. Public Events // 11.06.2010

    ZEW Economic Forum 2010: Review and Future Outlook of Agenda 2010

    On Friday 11 June, ZEW President Professor Wolfgang Franz welcomed almost 400 guests to the institute in Mannheim for the ZEW Economic Forum 2010. The theme of this year’s event was “Agenda 2010 – Review and…
  5. Opinion // 07.06.2010

    The Per Capita Premium

    There is currently a witch hunt going on in the form ideologically motivated reservations and targeted misinformation campaigns against the idea of a “health premium”, that is, a universal contribution amount…
  6. Conferences // 04.06.2010

    Conference on Platform Markets at ZEW

    From 31 May to 2 June 2010, ZEW, the University of Mannheim, the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation and the Collaborative Research Centre Transregio 15 jointly organised a conference on the…
  7. Dates and News // 21.05.2010

    ZEW on Board MS Wissenschaft

    The exhibition vessel MS Wissenschaft (also known as MS Science) will be on tour through Germany from May 18th until October 7th. ZEW is on board again, this year with a video game about the "dilemma of climate…
  8. Questions & Answers // 22.02.2010

    What Will the German Labour Market Look Like in the Future? Skills Shortage Shows No Sign of Improvement

    Although the number of registered unemployed individuals saw a rise of 160,000 persons last year as a result of the deep economic recession, the rate of unemployment did not increase as expected. While these…
  9. Opinion // 15.02.2010

    ZEW President Wolfgang Franz on “Sparta”

    Today, Greece is mainly living off past glories of the classical era. The current economic conditions are disastrous and characterised by a combination of self-inflicted crises and actions, which have dire…
  10. Questions & Answers // 14.01.2010

    Are German Car Manufacturers Prepared for the Future? Automotive Industry Sets its Sights on Regional Solutions for the Future

    2009 was a year of crisis for the automotive industry, marked by auto manufacturers struggling for survival, governments putting together comprehensive rescue packages, the closure of loss-making companies and…