ZEW President Achim Wambach expects energy prices to continue to be high. In addition, the traffic light bears joint responsibility for companies' reticent investments.

“Energy will never be really cheap again. We have less wind and less sun than many other countries,” said the economist. ‘The big political task will be to achieve the necessary transformation towards climate neutrality without significant jobs being relocated abroad and unemployment increasing,’ said W Ambach. The economist, on the other hand, sees inflation on a “good path”