ZEW Discussion Papers

In this study we investigate the impact of early noncognitive skills on several outcomes during adolescence which are important for both educational and labour market success. Although noncognitive skills remain…

Rising numbers of frail elderly and simultaneously shrinking numbers of informal carers pose a challenge to future viability of the mandatory and non-means-tested long-term care insurance in Germany (LTCI). In…

During the next decades, western societies at a varying speed face a demographic transition that more than doubles the number of elderly individuals in need of long-term care and that at the same time decreases…

Setting up a new firm is a complex process, which comprises many tasks. These different tasks require different qualifications. It can be expected that the required qualifications are provided by different…

There are different mechanisms through which product and process innovations can stimulate or destroy employment. This paper investigates whether a common pattern in the link between innovation and employment…

Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in Continental Europe, ownership is widely dispersed in the United Kingdom. These differences have…

The paper empirically analyses the role of Creative Industries in affecting an economy’s innovation performance. We distinguish three such roles: First, Creative Industries are a major source of innovative ideas…

Political representatives repeatedly argue that globalization might lead to a destructive competition which would result in a "race to the bottom" of corporate tax rates and an insufficient financial endowment…

There is no significant doubt among economists that competition policy has established itself in most industrialised countries as an integral part of public policy that contributes substantially to the…