Zentrum fuer Europaeische Wirtschaftsforschung

The ZEW is a non-profit economic research institute funded in 1990 carrying out economic research, economic counselling and knowledge transfer. Around 100 researchers are working in seven research units. It takes a predominantly microeconomic and microeconometric research approach and has distinguished itself in particular in the creation of micro-level databases and comparative analysis at the European level.

ZEW will lead on WP3: Firm strategies in the knowledge-based economy and will contribute to WP2 on productivity and growth and WP4 on international trade in services.