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  1. Opinion // 12.05.2015

    Investment Policy in Germany

    The news that Germany's Minister for Economic Affairs, Sigmar Gabriel, had formed an expert commission to develop proposals for bolstering investment in German infrastructure is a welcome sign. While the size…
  2. Questions & Answers // 11.05.2015

    Does Germany Have a Poverty Problem? - "No One's Existence Is Really Threatened by Absolute Poverty"

    At first glance, Europe's sovereign debt crisis has left Germany unscathed. The economy is benefiting from a weak euro, unemployment is falling and the federal budget is balanced. But a recent alarming figure…
  3. Guests at ZEW // 28.04.2015

    Spencer Bastani, PhD, Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Bastani is a visiting researcher at ZEW's Research Group "International Distribution and Redistribution" on a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) from January 19 to June 30, 2015. He is…
  4. Personnel // 27.04.2015

    Francesca Carta, PhD, Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Carta was a visiting researcher at ZEW's Research Group "International Distribution and Redistribution" on April 23 and 24, 2015. She is an economist at the Directorate General for Economics, Statistics and…
  5. Dates and News // 24.04.2015

    ZEW Scientists Discuss Competition and Regulation in Boston

    Scientists from the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) are taking part in the "International Industrial Organization Conference"(IIOC) in Boston, USA. The conference will take place from 24th to 26th…
  6. Personnel // 23.04.2015

    ZEW Economist Holger Bonin Appointed to Committee of Enquiry for Family Policy

    How family-friendly is the municipal infrastructure in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany? How can family policy respond to the challenges of a modern society? Having been appointed to the committee of enquiry for…
  7. Personnel // 15.04.2015

    Wolfram Schlenker, PhD, Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Schlenker was a visiting researcher at ZEW’s Research Department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management" from March 30 to April 2, 2015. He is Assistant Professor at the School of…