The main areas of research at ZEW are:
- Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets
- Labour Markets and Social Insurance
- Digital Economy
- Health Care Markets and Health Policy
- Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics
- Market Design
- Inequality and Public Policy
- Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
- Environmental and Climate Economics
ZEW’s guiding principle is to study and help design well-performing markets and institutions in Europe. In particular, it seeks to understand how to create a market framework that will enable the sustainable and efficient development of European economies. Providing evidence-based policy advice is another key objective for ZEW. Established in 1991, ZEW actively supports economic transformation through targeted knowledge transfer. The research institute engages in numerous international collaborations and, in partnership with the University of Mannheim, oversees two Leibniz ScienceCampi: “Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation” (MaCCI) and “MannheimTaxation”, both distinguished scientific competence centres with global appeal.
