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The ZEW has been a partner of the YES! – Young Economic Summit since 2017.

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Achim Wambach

ZEW Mannheim is a leading German economic policy institute with a high European reputation and a member of the Leibniz Association. Founded in 1991, ZEW conducts evidence-based economic policy research on a range of high-visibility topics, including digitalisation, demographic change, European integration, and the energy transition. As an independent research institute that is home to a broad spectrum of expertise, ZEW advises key political decision-makers while actively contributing to important public debates. ZEW has been participating in the YES! student competition since 2017 and is pleased to have mentored three winning teams in a row.

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Topics 2021

All descriptions are German only

Founders’ Day, now! Through innovative start-ups to the “Green Economy
by Marius Berger, Julian Oliver Dörr and Hannes Marks

Generation Greta: Ecology instead of the economy? Getting young people interested in economics
by Karla Schneider-Dörken and Lisa Rath

“My house, my bankbook, my pension.” What can you do if interest rates remain low?
by Karolin Kirschenmann and Jesper Riedler

New challenges due to Corona and lockdown: How can we strengthen the integration of refugees?
by Paul Berbée and Katia Gallegos Torres

Working for Hartz IV – is it worth it?
by Florian Buhlmann

Participating researchers of the ZEW

Paul Berbée

Marius Berger

Johannes Bersch

Florian Buhlmann

Frank BrĂĽckbauer

Theodoros Chatzivasileiadis

Julian Oliver Dörr

Carina Fugger

Nicolas Fugger

Katia Gallegos Torres

Theresa Heep

Daniela Heimberger

Vera Huwe

Karolin Kirschenmann

Bastian Krieger

Hannes Marks

Jörg Ohnemus

Lisa Rath

Lukas Riedel

Jesper Riedler

Tobias Riehm

Carolin Schmidt

Karla Schneider-Dörken

Katrin Sommerfeld

Markus Trunschke

Steffen Viete

Sebastian Voigt

Topics of the recent years

Arbeiten bei Hartz IV – lohnt sich das? (2020)

Fakten statt Fake News – Warum Wissenschaftskommunikation im digitalen Raum immer wichtiger wird (2020)

Gründerzeit, now! Durch innovative Gründungen zur “Green Economy” (2020)

Kitaplatzvergabe effizient organisieren (2020)

„Mein Haus, mein Sparbuch, meine Rente“: Was kann man tun, wenn die Zinsen niedrig bleiben? (2020)

Public institutions and air-travel – How can the coordination problem be overcome? (2020)

Zugang zum deutschen Arbeitsmarkt: Wie können wir die Integration von Geflüchteten stärken? (2020)

Klimawandel und der europäische CO2-Markt (2019)

UnterstĂĽtzung innovativer Start-ups (2019)

Going digital – Unternehmen erfolgreich in die digitale Zukunft führen (2019)

Fakten statt Fake News – Warum Wissenschaftskommunikation im digitalen Raum immer wichtiger wird (2019)

Bezahlbaren Wohnraum schaffen! – aber wie? (2019)

Wege zur effizienten Vergabe von Kitaplätzen (2019)

Soziale Herkunft und Bildung: Chancengleichheit im Bildungssystem stärken (2019)

Arbeitsmarktintegration von Geflüchteten stärken: Welche Wege führen zum Erfolg? (2019)