ZEW Discussion Papers

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Researchers at the ZEW participate in scientific debates by publishing their papers. The papers are predominantly in English (marked). For the German papers an English abstract is available. The contributions are intended for a final publication in special interest titles. The discussion papers can be downloaded as PDF or PostScript files starting from 1.1.1998. They aimed at national and international target groups.

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-051 // 2016

    The Demand for Index-Based Flood Insurance in a High-Income Country

    Flood insurance helps to cope with the risk of flooding, but take-up rates are relatively low. Insurance density could rise if index-based insurance (IBI) were provided as an alternative to traditional…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-052 // 2016

    Price and Income Elasticities of Residential Energy Demand in Germany

    We apply a quadratic expenditure system to estimate price and expenditure elasticities of residential energy demand (electricity and heating) in Germany. Using official expenditure data from 1993 to 2008, we…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-050 // 2016

    Changing of the Guard: Structural Change and Corporate Science in the Semiconductor Industry

    This article documents a structural change in the production of science in the U.S. semiconductor industry over almost three decades. We observe a change in scientific productivity over time, where smaller firms…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-049 // 2016

    Who's Coming to the Rescue? Revenue-Sharing Slumps and Implicit Bailouts During the Great Recession

    This paper analyzes the distribution of discretionary transfers from higher tiers of government in the process of fiscal adjustment in local jurisdictions which were hit by a negative revenue shock in formula…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-048 // 2016

    Measuring Patent Quality and National Technological Capacity in Cross-Country Comparison

    China recently surpassed the USA as the greatest global source of patent applications. However, without internationally comparable measures of patent quality it remains questionable whether China's patent…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-047 // 2016

    The Long-run Effect of Fiscal Consolidation on Economic Growth: Evidence from Quantitative Case Studies

    We contribute to the literature on the long-run effect of fiscal consolidation on economic growth by applying a novel method for quantitative case studies. Relying on a qualitative (narrative) definition of…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-046 // 2016

    That's My Turf: An Experimental Analysis of Territorial Use Rights for Fisheries in Indonesia

    We conduct a framed field experiment in Indonesian fishing communities with an eye towards evaluating the potential of Territorial Use Rights for Fisheries (TURFs) for preserving coral reef fisheries. Conducted…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-045 // 2016

    Incorporating Innovation Subsidies in the CDM Framework: Empirical Evidence from Belgium

    This paper integrates innovation input and output effects of R&D subsidies into a modified Crépon-Duguet-Mairesse (CDM) model. Our results largely confirm insights of the input additionality literature, i.e.…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-044 // 2016

    Technological Capabilities, Technological Dynamism and Innovation Offshoring

    In this paper we analyze the conditions under which firms decide to offshore innovation. We consider the role of internal technological capabilities and technological dynamism in the firm environment,…

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