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  1. Dates and News // 24.11.2011

    Alicia Robb, PhD, Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    From December 7-9, 2011, Alicia Robb, PhD, is a visiting researcher in the ZEW Research Department "Industrial Economics and International Management". She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation…
  2. Strengthening Macroeconomic Policies... // 23.11.2011

    Participants from China and Vietnam Completed the Qualification Programme "Strengthening Macroeconomic Policies" (MPS+) at ZEW

    In mid-November, 23 participants completed successfully the Qualification Programme "Strengthening Macroeconomic Policies" (MPS+) at ZEW in Mannheim. Commissioned by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale…
  3. Research // 21.11.2011

    ZEW Studies on the Effects of Minimum Wages in the Roofing Sector and the Waste Industry in Germany

    At the end of 2010, the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) commissioned studies on the effects of minimum wages on employment, protection of employees and competition in all sectors…
  4. SEEK // 18.11.2011

    International SEEK Workshop on "Entry, Pricing, and Consumer Search in Online Markets" at ZEW

    Within the framework of the research programme "Strengthening Efficiency and Competitiveness in the European Knowledge Economies", the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim (Germany), and the…
  5. Personnel // 15.11.2011

    ZEW Researcher Earns Baden-Württemberg Certificate in University Didactics

    Dr. Grit Mühler, researcher at the ZEW research department "Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy", has earned the Baden-Württemberg Certificate in University Didactics (Baden-Württemberg-Zertifikat…
  6. Opinion // 14.11.2011

    Temporary Employment

    Germany's temporary employment sector has seen rapid growth in recent years, with the number of temporary employees rising from 340,000 in 2000 to 824,000 in 2010. While this growth has continued apace in 2011,…
  7. Questions & Answers // 09.11.2011

    Current conditions on the German real estate market - No Bubble in the Broad German Real Estate Market

    ZEW's International Finance and Financial Management department regularly investigates questions concerning international real estate markets. Past topics of investigation include the dynamic interactions…
  8. Public Events // 25.10.2011

    David Reiley speaks at the ZEW Research Seminar

    A special highlight of September’s ZEW Research Seminar was the guest appearance of David Reiley, a principal research scientist at the Internet company Yahoo!. During his talk with ZEW economists, he discussed…
  9. Questions & Answers // 13.10.2011

    How crisis-resistant are today's financial markets? A Global Regulatory Regime for Financial Markets? That's Wishful Thinking

    The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy three years ago precipitated a global financial crisis whose repercussions can be felt to this day. Prof. Dr. Michael Schröder, head of the research department of International…
  10. Dates and News // 12.10.2011

    Chen Qian Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Chen Qian from the Chinese Academy of Science, Institute of Policy and Management (IPM), in Beijing is visiting researcher at the ZEW research department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental…