News

  1. Public Events // 22.01.2013

    Roland Koch Speaks at ZEW

    Roland Koch, Chairman of the Executive Board at Bilfinger SE, gave a lecture on Germany Between the Poles of Success and Economic Crisis at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) on January 21, 2013.…
  2. Research // 21.01.2013

    Fourth "Country Index for Family Enterprises" Published – Germany Is Only a Middle-Ranking Investment Location

    Of all European countries as well as the United States, Switzerland offers the best conditions for family enterprises. Germany, in contrast, ranks only 11th among 18 countries and so takes a position in the…
  3. Dates and News // 15.01.2013

    Chinese Version of ZEW Information Brochure Published

    ZEW recently released the first Chinese version of its information brochure "ZEW in brief". On 24 pages, the publication provides information on the work and the research areas of ZEW. Research partners in…
  4. Personnel // 20.12.2012

    Neil McMurdo Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Neil McMurdo was Visiting Researcher at the ZEW Research Departments "International Finance and Financial Management" and "Corporate Taxation and Public Finance" from November 12 to 30, 2012. Neil McMurdo is…
  5. Dates and News // 20.12.2012

    ZEW’s Energy Expert Prof. Dr. Andreas Löschel Presents First Expert Report on the Monitoring Process "Energie der Zukunft" in Berlin

    On December 19, the commission of experts for the monitoring process "Energie der Zukunft" (Energy of the Future) presented the federal ministers Peter Altmaier and Dr. Philipp Rösler its first statement on the…
  6. Personnel // 18.12.2012

    Levani Bzhalava Visiting Researcher at ZEW

    Levani Bzhalava is visiting researcher at the ZEW Research Department "Industrial Economics and International Management" from December 3, 2012, to January 31, 2013. He is a PhD student at the University of…
  7. Dates and News // 17.12.2012

    ZEW Staff Present Christmas Gifts to Children and Teenagers from Wespin-Stift (Dorothea Wespin Foundation Mannheim)

    Members of staff of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) arranged a little Christmas party for children and teenagers from Wespin-Stift children’s home in Mannheim. On December 17, some 30 children…
  8. Opinion // 13.12.2012

    Banking Union

    "Though this be madness, yet there is method in it." The efforts on the part of some governments in the eurozone to set up a functional European banking union by the beginning of 2013 might certainly remind us…
  9. Questions & Answers // 13.12.2012

    What Does the Future Hold for German Green Power Subsidies? For the Foreseeable Future, Renewable Energy Will not Be Able to Manage Without Subsidies

    Next year, German consumers will have to dig much deeper into their pockets to support green electricity. A surcharge on electricity consumption used to finance subsidies, the so-called EEG levy, will jump from…