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🚨 We’re hiring! Our Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics team is looking for a Doctoral Student for the #TransforM Cluster of Excellence at ZEW & TUM (75%). Research the green transition, labor market inequality & environmental justice. 🌱 ➡️jobs.zew.de/jobposting/224…

📢 #Call for Papers for the 11th #ZEW Conference on the Economics of Innovation and Patenting 🎤 Keynotes: Fabian Gaessler (UPF Barcelona), @marxmatt (@Cornell, @nberpubs) & @vale_tartari (@handels_sse, CBS) 🗓️ Submission deadline: 7 August 2026 More: zew.de/innovation-pat…

We once again hosted the South-West regional final of the #YES! school competition. Young talents presented their ideas for solutions in the key areas of #sustainability and entrepreneurship. Thank you for this inspiring exchange! #ZEW Read our report: zew.de/AM10534-1

🎙️🇺🇸🆕 What were the long-term economic effects of the US troop withdrawal from Germany after the Cold War? Study authors Jakob Schmidhäuser and Johannes Kochems discuss the impact on jobs and what it means for today's planned US troop reductions. ⬇️

💡📊 Looking back on our 24th #ZEW Conference on the Economics of Information & Communication Technologies in Mannheim. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our keynote speakers Chiara Farronato (@HarvardHBS) and @EmilioC_ (@UniLUISS). 🔗⬇️ zew.de/AM10528-1/?twt…

🏆 Congratulations to the Annette-Kolb-Gymnasium Traunstein & the Ehrenburg-Gymnasium Forchheim on winning the YES! South-West Regional Final 2026 at the #ZEW! 🎉 Thank you to all teams for their inspiring ideas and outstanding presentations. Best of luck in the national final!🍀

1/ Klingbeils Steuerpläne liegen auf dem Tisch. Wir haben sie nachgerechnet – und mit unserem Sprung-Tarif verglichen, bei gleichem fiskalischem Volumen. Ergebnis: In der Mitte ist mit demselben Geld mehr drin. 🧵 Eine neue #ZEW-Kurzanalyse – vor dem Koalitionsausschuss heute Nachmittag.

🏁 The South-West Regional Final of the #YES! 2026 student competition is kicking off at #ZEW today! 🎉 Following a welcome by ZEW President @AchimWambach, six teams present their ideas on current economic and societal challenges. We wish all participants the best of luck!🍀

1/ Gestern: #ZEW-Vorschlag 520 € für die Mitte für 10 Mrd. Euro. Heute der Vergleich mit zwei prominenten Reformvorschlägen – Bach und Bury/Dorn – alles auf derselben Datenbasis. 🧵

Our #ZEW Monthly June 2026, focusing on “Shaping Digitalisation,” is out today! Featuring articles on consequences of cyberattacks, how companies use generative AI and how the German federal government finances its digital expenditure. Sign up now: zew.de/WS374-1/?twt=1

1/ 520 € mehr netto in der Mitte – für 10 Mrd. Euro und ohne höheren Spitzen- oder Reichensteuersatz. Geht das? Ja. Der Trick: ein gezielter Sprung im Tarif. Mehr Bierdeckel wagen. Eine neue #ZEW-Kurzanalyse.🧵

We congratulate Kelsey Moran from @univmiami on winning the 2026 #Heinz-König-Award! 🥳 The award recognises her paper on the costs of a lack of data interoperability in electronic health records and digital fragmentation in the #healthcare sector. #ZEW zew.de/AM10516-1/?twt…

💡📊 Designing Consent: Choice Architecture and Consumer Welfare in Data Sharing Keynote by Chiara Farronato on the second day of our 24th #ZEW Conference on the Economics of Information & Communication Technologies. 🔗 zew.de/ict-conference…

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has awarded an honorary doctorate to #ZEW President @AchimWambach for his internationally renowned research achievements in the fields of #MarketDesign and competition policy. Congratulations! 🎓 🎉 Read more: zew.de/PM10514-1/?twt…

Artificial intelligence and competition: Where do we stand today? 🔍📊 In his keynote at our 24th #ZEW Conference on the Economics of #ICT in Mannheim, @EmilioC_ @UniLUISS presents his latest research findings. 🔗zew.de/ict-conference…

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ With plenty of team spirit, high spirits and sporting ambition, #ZEW was once again represented at this year’s BAUHAUS #CompanyRun in #Mannheim. Together, our colleagues tackled the running course in the summer heat. A big thank you to all the participants and supporters! 👏

#Eurobonds as a crisis tool—or a building block for a sustainable European fiscal capacity? That was the topic of the second edition of the #ZEWlive webinar series “EU Budget Talks,” which focuses on the priorities and reform options for the #EU budget. zew.de/AM10441-1/?twt…

Europe has great potential for start-ups – yet much of it remains untapped. A new #ZEW study shows that France is catching up, Germany is losing momentum, and growth is primarily taking place within strong regional ecosystems. Read more👇 zew.de/PM10477-1/?twt…

What are the biggest obstacles to business growth and scaling in #Europe? Panel discussion at the #ZEW #LunchDebate in Brussels with @AnnMettler (Catalyse Europe), Andreas Schwarz @EU_Commission, @robinwauters (European Startup Network) and @HannaHottenrott. #StartUp

#ZEW economist @HannaHottenrott will be speaking at the #LunchDebate about the growth potential of start-ups and scale-ups in France, Germany and the UK.