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Gunter Grittmann
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Kathrin Böhmer
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Economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) have increased by 9.2 points in May 2012. Consequently, the ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator CEE currently manoeuvres at 14.6 points. The economic sentiment indicator for the CEE region and further financial market data have been surveyed monthly by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, with the support of Erste Group Bank, Vienna, since 2007. read more
Economic expectations for Switzerland have dropped by 6.1 points in May 2012. Thus, the ZEW-CS Indicator currently manoeuvres at the minus 4.0 points-mark. The ZEW-CS Indicator is calculated monthly by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS). The indicator reflects the expectations of the surveyed financial market experts regarding the economic development in Switzerland on a six-month time horizon. read more
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany has decreased by 12.6 points to a level of 10.8 points in May 2012. Thus, the indicator has deteriorated for the first time after registering five consecutive increases. read more
On Thursday April 26, 2012, started the three-day meeting of about 200 young economists at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim. They take part in the "Spring Meeting of Young Economists" (SMYE). The conference is organised on an annual basis "by young economists for young economists" and takes place in different European countries. read more
In the business year 2011, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) was able to significantly increase its overall returns by approx. 2.6 million euros to 18.2 million euros. In particular third-party funding contributed to this success with an increase of 2.1 million euros. This information is provided by the recently published institute's annual report. read more
Qualification phase-students from Schwetzingen Business Secondary School (Wirtschaftsgymnasium Schwetzingen) visited the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim in the context of the Baden-Württemberg Sustainability Days. On Friday, April 20, researchers from the ZEW Research Department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management" informed the students and their economic geography teachers about the connections between economics and sustainable climate protection. read more
After a slight recovery during the fourth quarter of 2011, the economic sentiment within the information economy has again tarnished slightly during the first quarter of 2012. The Economic Sentiment Indicator for the Information Economy drops by 3.2 points to 58.4 points during the first quarter. But, with a value of more than 50 points, it still indicates a positive development. This is the finding of the economy survey conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, Germany, in March 2012 within the information economy sector. read more
After a weak winter half year, the German economy is on the rise again. The institutes forecast an increase of the real GDP by 0.9 per cent for 2012 and by 2.0 per cent for 2013. The situation on the labour market will improve further and the number of unemployed persons will decrease to 2.8 million in 2012. read more