Minority shareholdings were long seen as fairly harmless to industry competition because it does not give these shareholders any formal control of the company. Recently, however, economists have increasingly…
There's a revolution brewing on Germany's roads: In the not too distant future, cars could be controlled exclusively by computers. Today there are already a number of vehicles on Germany's roads which are able…
Whilst life expectancy is on the rise in Germany, demographic change lags behind. Between these two trends yawns the pension gap: the difference between the net earned income a person is accustomed to and their…
As German politicians gear up for the autumn 2017 federal elections, social justice is the issue of the day. Campaigns are promising education for upward mobility, fair wages, just income redistribution, and an…
The new U.S. President Donald Trump has begun to unveil the first contours of his economic policy: the threat of punitive tariffs on Mexican imports, an entry ban on immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim…
As part of its green energy revolution, Germany is planning a mammoth project: Südlink, an 800-kilometre-long power transmission corridor connecting the wind-rich North with consumers in the South. But while…
The European debt crisis has set off a debate about deeper fiscal integration in the European Union. For a while now, there have been discussions about introducing an unemployment benefits scheme to stabilize…
The digitisation of work has become one of the watchwords of the 21st century. As companies and markets keep up with rapid advances in the digital economy to stay competitive, sceptics fear that the…
Since the German interurban bus sector underwent extensive deregulations in 2013, licensed bus companies have been able to offer regularly scheduled services on routes of over 50 kilometres. ZEW economist Kai…
The crowds are large, the lecture halls are full to bursting, and yet in 2015, many university places remained unfilled at German universities. Getting hold of an attractive university place therefore is…
