Multinationals use tax havens and legal loopholes in national legislations to reduce their fiscal burden, i.e., in other words, to avoid taxes. The most recent example is the "LuxLeaks" scandal, the revelation…
With a minimum wage in effect for Germany since the beginning of the year, it's time to take preliminary stock of its impact. Has the statutory minimum wage led to job cuts, as many critics feared? At first…
Chareyron is a visiting researcher at ZEW's Research Department "Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy" from May 4 to July 8, 2015. He is a PhD Student at the University of Paris Est. His research…
Sara Amoroso was a visiting researcher at ZEW's Research Department "Industrial Economics and International Management" from May 18-23, 2015. She is researcher at the Institute for Prospective Technological…
The news that Germany's Minister for Economic Affairs, Sigmar Gabriel, had formed an expert commission to develop proposals for bolstering investment in German infrastructure is a welcome sign. While the size…
