ZEWnews English edition 11/12 - 2020

• EU Debt Issuance for “Next Generation EU” at Risk of Becoming Permanent
• Awareness Campaigns Hardly Contribute Towards Flood Protection
• Multinationals Are Using Digital Infrastructure to Relocate Their Profits
• Availability of Day-Care Places Mitigates ‘Child Penalty’ for Mothers
• ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index Shows First Signs of Recovery Since August 2019
• Changes in the Pharmaceutical Industry Lead to Record Levels of M&A Activity
• Buyers or Targets – Who Has More Pricing Power in M&A Transactions?
• No Sign of a Rise in Distressed Acquisitions
• Q&A: Has the German Contact-Tracing App Got off to a Successful Start?
• E-Government in Europe: Germany on Course to Become a Success Model?
• Opinion: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics: From Theory to Market Design

In this issue: M&A Report