ZEW Discussion Papers

Overview

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.

ZEW Discussion Papers
ZEW Discussion Papers
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  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-048 // 2014

    Screening Instruments for Monitoring Market Power in Wholesale Electricity Markets – Lessons from Applications in Germany

    While liberalization in energy markets has been a widely successful process all over the world, incumbents often still hold a dominant position. Thus, electricity wholesale markets are subject to market…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-047 // 2014

    Evidence on Book-tax Differences and Disclosure Quality Based on the Notes to the Financial Statements

    The German Accounting Law Modernization Act (BilMoG) represents a change in paradigm with regard to the traditionally close relationship between financial and tax accounting in Germany. At the same time,…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-046 // 2014

    Vorteile einer GKB / GUB außerhalb der Gewinnermittlung - Eine Analyse aus Sicht des deutschen Steuerrechts

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-044 // 2014

    Harmonisierung der Gewinnermittlung in der EU - Die Gewinnermittlungsregeln der Gemeinsamen Körperschaftsteuer-Bemessungsgrundlage (GKB)

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-043 // 2014

    Determinants of Self-Reporting Under the European Corporate Leniency Program

    We empirically investigate the determinants of self-reporting under the European corporate leniency program. Applying a data set consisting of 442 firm groups that participated in 76 cartels decided by the…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-042 // 2014

    Direct and Indirect Effects of Weather Experiences on Life Satisfaction – Which Role for Climate Change Expectations?

    This paper deals with the effect of (i) damage experience from extreme weather events and (ii) expectations concerning future climate change on subjective wellbeing (SWB). We use data of a large representative…

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-041 // 2014

    Sweden’s School Choice Reform and Equality of Opportunity

    This study analyses whether the Swedish school choice reform, enacted in 1992, had different effects on students from different socio-economic backgrounds. We use detailed geographical data on students' and…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-040 // 2014

    Structural Labor Supply Models and Wage Exogeneity

    There is still considerable dispute about the magnitude of labor supply elasticities. While differences in micro and macro estimates are recently attributed to frictions and adjustment costs, we show that…

    Inequality and Public Policy
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-039 // 2014

    Industry Structure and Pricing Over the Business Cycle

    We consider the interaction between an incumbent firm and a potential entrant, and examine how this interaction is affected by demand fluctuations. Our model gives rise to procyclical entry, prices, and…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...

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