Simple English
This is the website of ZEW FDZ
Here you can find a lot of information about ZEW FDZ.
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 ZEW FDZ?
ZEW FDZ is short for: ZEW Forschungs Daten Zentrum.
That means „ZEW Research Data Centre” in English.
This name is long.
For this reason it is called ZEW FDZ.
It makes research data from ZEW available to researchers.
How to use this website
Below you will find a guide to using all the features of our website.
At the top pf our website is a logo.
It says: ZEW|FDZ ForschungsDatenZentrum.
Clicking on this logo will take you back to the ZEW FDZ 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.
Contact, Imprint, and Data Protection
On the right of the symbols there are three words.
Clicking on these words
will take you to other pages on our website.
- Contact
This page has information on Sandra Gottschalk.
She works at ZEW.
If you want to contact Sandra Gottschalk
you can find her telephone number and her e-mail address here.
- 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.
The data on this site comes from ZEW.
- 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.
- Provided Data
This page has the public research data.
In the box on the right you can select a project.
Clicking on a project will take you to the project page.
The project page has a description of the data
and links to download the data.
- Use-Files
There is more data to download on this page.
It is divided into categories:
- Scientific Use Files
- Education Use Files
- Commitment of Data Protection
This page explains how we adhere to the data protection law.
- Terms of use
This page explains the requirements for using our data.
Language
You can change the language by clicking on DE and EN
in the grey 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 ZEW FDZ 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 a text.
The text explains what ZEW FDZ is.
You can find the same information in Simple Language
at the top of this page.
Where it says: “What is ZEW FDZ?”
On the bottom right on every page
there is a grey 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 blue bar.
It has many words in it.
On the left is the address of ZEW.
ZEW runs the ZEW FDZ website.
That is why its address is on this website.
There are five 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 ZEW FDZ website.
- Contact
This page has information on Sandra Gottschalk.
She works at ZEW.
If you want to contact Sandra Gottschalk
you can find her telephone number and her e-mail address here.
- 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.
The data on this site comes from ZEW.
- Data protection
This page has a lot of legal information.
It explains how this website collects and uses your data.