ZEW Discussion Papers

The mismatch between workers’ supply of skills and demand for skills in the labour market is at the forefront of the policy debate in European countries. On the one hand, the education sector is heavily…

This article presents a summary of the evaluation of a sector-specific minimum wage in the German waste management industry. The minimum-wage first became effective in January 2010 for all employers and …

Drawing on a large-scale German Linked Employer- Employee data set spanning the time period 1995-2008, this paper provides new evidence on the collective bargaining wage premium in western Germany. By using…

In the last decade, the domestic U.S airline industry has experienced a pronounced consolidation trend reflected in three high-profile mergers and the demise of several smaller players such as ATA Airlines…

Although the public enforcement of anti-cartel laws in the European Union has recently attracted a substantial amount of economic research, several important and policy-relevant research questions remain…

The U.S. airline industry has recently experienced a substantial consolidation trend. Three larger and several smaller mergers within the last ten years raise the immediate question after the welfare…

In the current discussion on policy measures to alleviate competitive disadvantages of unilateral climate policies, border measures are discussed as one possible instrument. The assessment of the economic…

The role of the finance minister differs in various aspects from that of the remaining cabinet members. His main task is to enforce overall budgetary objectives. Depending on the organization of the budget…

In 2009, Germany has introduced a new debt brake which aims at constraining the buildup of new public debt for both the federal and the state level. While the new rule is enshrined in the federal constitution,…