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…
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…
More and more companies are shifting to cloud computing, where services such as information storage, computing capacity, and software applications do not depend on in-house data centres. With cloud computing,…
The chaotic situation following the most recent parliamentary elections in Greece make the country’s departure from the eurozone appear more likely. In this interview, ZEW's President Wolfgang Franz shares his…
Various measures aimed at encouraging direly needed skilled workers to immigrate to Germany have not been successful to date. Dr. Holger Bonin, a labour market expert at ZEW, explains what firms can do to…
The EU's heads of state have agreed on a fiscal stability treaty for Europe. One aim of the treaty is to stem the excessive public debt levels in many eurozone countries. We spoke with Friedrich Heinemann, the…
Founded in January 2012, a new research group at ZEW is devoted to studying questions related to competition and regulation. In this interview, the head of the research group, Professor Kai Hüschelrath,…
Germany is often criticised for producing too few university graduates compared with other countries. Most recently, the OECD warned that too few young people are pursuing university education in this country.…
Rating agencies are considered to be partially responsible for the financial crisis, as they awarded excessively positive ratings to highly speculative securities for too long. More recently, rating agencies…
ZEW's International Finance and Financial Management department regularly investigates questions concerning international real estate markets. Past topics of investigation include the dynamic interactions…
