Cohabitation has become a common setting for raising children in the U.S. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, especially among parents without college degrees. But could this be widening educational gaps? @AnneHannusch @KopeckyEcon @timoberm and I study how this shift affects #intergenerational #mobility. 🧵

The introduction of the global minimum tax, or Pillar Two, based on the OECD model, puts European multinational enterprises at a competitive disadvantage. Large corporate groups that operate in several EU countries would be most affected. Read more 👇

.@ganglmair, Julian Klix, and Dongsoo Shin demonstrate in #ZEW DP 25-046 that #business relationships often start informal, then transition to formal contracts. This hybrid approach prolongs #cooperation and broadens applications. https://t.co/i7O3pjzkNI

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20802 Cohabitation, Child Development, and College Costs @EfiAdamopoulou @zew_en, @AnneHannusch @UniBonn, Karen Kopecky @ClevelandFed @EmoryEconomics, Tim Obermeier @uniofleicester https://t.co/UMJCKNfBfb #CEPR_MG #EconTwitter

Proč je na tom německá ekonomika špatně? Byla chyba spoléhat na ruský plyn, teď zas na dovozy z Číny, nebo zavřít jaderné elektrárny. Německé firmy také platí vysoké daně, říká @AchimWambach, prezident @ZEW v rozhovoru @CRoPlus #Penizeavliv @iROZHLAScz

📢 #CallforPapers for the Ageing and #SustainableFinance Conference on 7 and 8 May 2026 at #ZEW! 🎤 Keynote speakers: @TahaChoukhmane (@MITSloan, @nberpubs & @TheIFS) and @degryse_hans (@KU_Leuven, @cepr_org & @ecb) 📧 Submissions until 15 January 2026 https://t.co/79Z4DsMIow

🩺 When Health Becomes a Question of Justice Helmut Frister (Chair of the @ethikrat) and ZEW President @AchimWambach discussed this topic at our event series “First-Hand Information on Economic Policy” Read the event recap here https://t.co/asOZ5Eq5Hk

How secure is company data in research? #ZEW DP 25-036 by Patrick Breithaupt and Sandra Gottschalk shows that even when combined with online #data, the risk of disclosure in the Mannheim Innovation Panel Scientific Use File remains low. #mip https://t.co/yZKCD0XYyY

💡📩 The October edition of our #ZEW Monthly is all about “Thinking Ecology”: why can genuine transformation only succeed if ecological consequences are taken into account from the very beginning? Plus: more current topics and events. Register now: https://t.co/xBLXzG5UAU

📢 Save the date: How can Europe’s budgets be made future-oriented and resilient to crises? #ZEW Lunch Debate on 13 November 2025 in Brussels with @ZsoltDarvas, @bmarzinotto, Andreas Schwarz @EU_Commission, and ZEW economist Friedrich Heinemann. https://t.co/OVbYJOlfnB

👩‍🍼 Mothers in 🇩🇪 lose even more income after giving birth than thought, shows a #ZEW study: €30k less in 4th year after 1st child. Previous estimates were 30% too low. The younger the mother is when she has her first child, the greater the loss 👇 https://t.co/tMrYqDd3QB

📢 #CallforPapers: Register for the #MaCCI Annual Conference on 19 & 20 March 2026 organised by #ZEW and #UniMannheim! 🎤 Keynotes by Cani Fernández Vicién (@CNMC_ES) and @JeanTirole (Toulouse School of Economics) 📬 Submissions until 15 November 2025 ⬇️ https://t.co/IB53ANDqGf

🚀 Sixth Conference on the Dynamics of #Entrepreneurship at #ZEW: 50 international researchers discussed the latest research findings on the dynamics of #firm foundations and innovation of #start-ups.💡 To the follow-up report ⬇️ https://t.co/byeIQwsVCP

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“Every euro the EU spends through its “cohesion policy” — its main tool to reduce regional inequality — generates only about €1 of additional GDP growth,” says #ZEW economist Zareh Asatryan in the @FT. Read more 👇

🏦 When governments issue green #bonds, they can use auction design to steer institutional investors towards a more sustainable orientation. #Banks are also increasingly granting loans with a positive climate impact. Read the press release👇 https://t.co/lTJgD4A7wo

📉🚨 If firms are hit by economic shocks, they are more likely to lay off workers close to the minimum wages. Better-paid employees lose pay. That there is a connection is shown in a #ZEW study by @EfiAdamopoulou, now published @jlaborecon. https://t.co/4VDV6K1XAi

#ZEWEconomicSentiment settles at +39.3 points in October: “Despite persistent global uncertainties & lack of clarity regarding the implementation of the state investment programme, our indicator sees a slight increase,” says #ZEW President @AchimWambach https://t.co/ooMjt7bg1t

An economy without labour? 🤔 What lies behind the labour shortage and what are the implications for policymakers and businesses? Answers in our #ZEW Lecture on Economic Policy with Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln @WZB_Berlin 🔍📊  https://t.co/Q9dCeLzGAt

#ZEWEconomicSentiment: On Tuesday morning (14 October 2025), the next #EconomicSentiment of #ZEW, a leading indicator of the economic situation in Germany, is published. Click here to register ▶️ https://t.co/yJ8jSsTk7T