On 19-20 May 2011, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) hosted the fourth Conference on the Economics of Innovation and Patenting. It was also the closing conference of the research network STRIKE…
In mid-May 2011, ZEW welcomed a three person delegation of Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development from the United Arab Emirates. The delegation swapped ideas with ZEW President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult.…
Particularly on the international stage, Germany has been accused of weariness with the European project. At times, it is hard to avoid the impression that other European nations measure Germany’s enthusiasm…
From 6 April to 24 May 2011 Van Anh Vuong is a visiting researcher at the ZEW research department "Industrial Economics and International Management". Miss Anh Vuong is a PhD student at the Pennsylvania State…
From 18 to 24 May 2011 Mark Roberts is a visiting researcher at the ZEW research department "Industrial Economics and International Management". Mark Roberts is professor of economics at the Pennsylvania State…
From 1 May to 30 September 2011, Andrea Cocchi is visiting researcher at the ZEW research department "Industrial Economics and International Management". He is a PhD candidate at Newcastle University Business…
The horrific news reports and images from Japan’s nuclear disaster are disturbing, yet it would be unwise to rely on the advice of the Cassandras in our midst. What is instead needed is a reassessment of…
Credit rating agencies are powerful. Their judgements determine the conditions under which a country can borrow money on international capital markets. Prof. Dr. Michael Schröder, head of the department of…
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) is hosting the fourth Conference on the Economics of Innovation and Patenting in Mannheim on 19-20 May 2011. The event, which will be held in English, also serves…
From 22 March to 24 March 2011, Prof. Jan Brueckner, PhD, was a visiting researcher at the ZEW Research Department "Industrial Economics and International Management". Jan Brueckner is Professor of Economics at…
