Simple English

This is the website of the Committee for Industrial Economics

Here you can find a lot of information about the Committee for Industrial Economics.

On this page you will find information in Simple English.

A lot of people find Simple English easier to read.

There are many reasons for this:

  • Some people have difficulty reading English.
  • Some people have disabilities.
  • Some people have difficulty understanding long sentences.

Simple English does not only mean using simple words.

Simple English has clear rules.

Simple English is a specific way of writing.

This is why it is written in capital letters.

Here you can find easy-to-read information on:

  • What you can find on our website.
  • How you can find information.

 

What is the Committee for Industrial Economics?

The Committee for Industrial Economics is a research initiative.

It strengthens the exchange between researchers in economics.

They focus on researching the interaction between state, market, and enterprises.

 

How to use this website

Below you will find a guide to using all the features of our website.

At the top of our website there is a logo.

Clicking on this logo will take you back to the homepage.

The homepage is the first page you see
when you visit our website.

When you are on another page on our website,
you can click on these letters.

This will always take you back to our homepage.

 

Sign language and Simple English

On the right hand side, there are 2 small symbols.

The symbol with the two hands mean: Sign language.

Sign language is a language for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Select this symbol to find videos in sign language.

The symbol with the book means: Simple English.

Here you can find information written in Simple English.

You are currently on this page.

 

Imprint and Data protection

On the right of the symbols there are two words.

Clicking on these words
will take you to other pages on our website.

 

  • Imprint

Here you can find our imprint.

There are a lot of legal information on ZEW.

ZEW does economics research.

  • To help us understand the economy.
  • To help us understand how the economy will look in the future.

Many people from ZEW are part of the Committee for Industrial Economics.

Thus, ZEW hosts and manages the website of the Committee.

 

  • Data protection

This page has a lot of legal information.

It explains how this website collects and uses your data.

 

Main Navigation Bar

At the very top you can find many words.

Clicking on these words will take you to other pages on our website.

 

  • Home

This will take you back to our homepage.

Just like the logo at the top.

 

  • About the Committee

On this page you will find a text.

The text explains what the Committee for Industrial Economics is.

You can find the same information in Simple Language
at the top of this page.

Were it says: “What is the Committee for Industrial Economics?”

 

  • Meetings and Papers

On this page you can find programs of the Committee’s meetings.

There are also links to the papers from the meetings.

 

  • Statutes

Here you can find the Statutes of the Committee for Industrial Economics.

The Statutes determines how the Committee works.

 

  • Links

This page contains useful links to other institutions.

The Committee for Industrial Economics is a partner of these institutions.

 

Language

You can change the language by clicking on de and en
in the red box on the right.

de means: German.

en means: English.

You can click on the little arrow to change the language.

Then you will be able to see the website in the other language.

 

Search

On the top right, there is a white box with a magnifying glass.

This allows you to search the website.

Click on the box and type words into the box.

Click on the magnifying glass or hit “ENTER”.

This will give you a list of results with things that interest you.

 

Content

On the first page, you will find the word “Home”
and information on two people.

The people are Paul Heidhues and Phillip Schmidt-Dengler.

Paul Heidhues is the chairman of the Committee for Industrial Economics.

Phillip Schmidt-Dengler is the deputy chairman of the Committee for Industrial Economics.

On the bottom right on every page
there is a red circle.

Inside the grey circle, it says “TOP”.

Click on the circle
to get to the top of the page.

 

Footer

At the very bottom is a red bar.

It has many words in it.

On the left is the address of ZEW.

ZEW runs the website.

That is why its address is on this website.

 

There are four different options on the right:

 

  • Report barrier

Did you find a barrier on our website?

Click on “Report barrier” to report this.

 

  • Accessibility Statement

This page has legal information on accessibility

of the InfairCom website.

 

  • Imprint

Here you can find our imprint.

There are a lot of legal information on ZEW.

ZEW does economics research.

  • To help us understand the economy.
  • To help us understand how the economy will look in the future.

Many people from ZEW are part of the Committee for Industrial Economics.

Thus, ZEW hosts and manages the website of the Committee.

 

  • Data protection

This page has a lot of legal information.

It explains how this website collects and uses your data.