ZEW policy briefs

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ZEW policy briefs are four-page documents, containing brief and lucid information on ZEW research results of practical significance for business, policy, and administration.

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  1. ZEW policy brief No. 22-06 // 2022

    Price Subsidies May Impair Competition in Retail Market for Natural Gas

    Policymakers have been discussing various potential measures to cushion the impact of skyrocketing gas prices and prevent supply shortages. On 10 October 2022 an expert commission in Germany proposed a plan to…

    Market Design
  2. ZEW policy brief No. 22-05 // 2022

    Was tun, wenn der Markt kollabiert?

    Die Situation ist ernst. Etliche Gaskunden werden im Winter ihre Heizung herunterdrehen oder ihre Produktion herunterfahren müssen. Je kälter der Winter, desto größer das Problem. Ökonomen sind sich weitgehend…

    Board of Directors
  3. ZEW policy brief No. 22-04 // 2022

    Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen – Berichtsstandards und Begleitanalysen nationaler Klimaschutzbeiträge stärken

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  4. ZEW policy brief No. 22-03 // 2022

    The Centralization of Natural Gas Procurement in the EU: An Economic Perspective

    In this policy brief, we review the main trade-offs associated with joint procurement, or procurement “centralization”, as identified by procurement scholars. We then focus on the specific case of natural …

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  5. ZEW policy brief No. 22-02 // 2022

    Versicherung von Hochwasserschäden klimasicher und sozial verträglich gestalten

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  6. ZEW policy brief No. 22-01 // 2022

    Wie lässt sich die Energieeffizienz in einkommensschwachen Haushalten steigern?

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  7. ZEW policy brief No. 21-09 // 2021

    Ausblick auf die COP26 in Glasgow

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  8. ZEW policy brief No. 21-08 // 2021

    Bildungsinvestitionen optimieren

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  9. ZEW policy brief No. 21-07 // 2021

    Debt-Equity Bias Should Be Addressed on National Rather Than on EU Level

    The economic crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the debt levels of corporations and reduced the level of investments. From a tax perspective, interest payments on debt are generally deductible…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance