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.

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-002 // 2011

    The Contribution of International R&D to Firm Profitability

    Increased globalisation and competition caused more and more firms to relocate part of their R&D activities to foreign countries. This recent trend towards the internationalisation of R&D is motivated by…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-001 // 2011

    Gregariousness, Interactive Jobs and Wages

    Gregariousness is an important aspect of human life with significant implications for labour market outcomes. However, there is still a research gap on the relationship between gregariousness, interactive jobs…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-108 // 2010

    IT Outsourcing and Employment Growth at the Firm Level

    In the short run, outsourcing is usually associated with the resulting job losses in the contract granting firm, since in-house staff is generally laid-off or transferred to the outsourcing provider. However,…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-107 // 2010

    Cartel Destabilization and Leniency Programs – Empirical Evidence

    Free competition on markets is a major concern in competition policy. The cartelization of firms is a threat to free competition. One major instrument antitrust authorities have and use increasingly frequently…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-105 // 2010

    Industry Funding of University Research and Scientific Productivity

    Research conducted by university researchers for industry constitutes one of the main channels through which knowledge and technology are transferred from science to the private sector. Since the value of such…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-104 // 2010

    The Importance of Cognitive and Social Skills for the Duration of Unemployment

    The present study analyses the role that human capital in childhood plays for the duration of an unemployment spell in adolescence and early adulthood. It thus asks the question how early in life we can detect…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-106 // 2010

    Should Welfare Administration be Centralized or Decentralized? Evidence from a Policy Experiment

    Germany’s 2005 welfare reform introduced two competing organizational systems for the administration and activation of welfare recipients. In the majority of the 439 German districts, a centralized organization…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-103 // 2010

    Return-to-Job During and After Maternity Leave

    This study sheds light on the return-to-job of female employees after first birth based on exceptional longitudinal data from personnel records of a large German company. Our empirical analysis investigates a…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-102 // 2010

    The Influence of International Dispersed vs. Home-based R&D on Innovation Performance

    The recent decade has shown a surge of firms globalising their innovation activities. This means that these firms have enlarged the number of countries where they perform R&D projects. Hence, for more and more…

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