Katrin Hussinger

Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH (ZEW) is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Mannheim, Germany. Founded in 1990, the firm conducts research in the field of applied and policy-oriented economics and provides national and international research with important data sets via its research data center. They support politicians, companies and administrations at national and European level in overcoming economic policy challenges through in-depth advice. ZEW pursues the economic analysis of functioning markets and institutions in Europe as an overarching research guiding principle. Their main research interests are in the areas of competition and regulation. Methodologically, research at ZEW is based in particular on microeconomic and micro econometric approaches.

Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE) is an independent research firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm provides forecasting, research and evaluation of public policies, hosted by the National Foundation for Political Science (FNSP), in application of the convention signed in 1981 between the State and the FNSP. The OFCE brings together more than forty French and foreign researchers who cover the fields of economic analysis around four areas of work: analysis and forecasting of the French economy, European issues, environmental issue and analysis of inequalities.