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. 14-057 // 2014

    Registered Cartels in Austria – Coding Protocol

    In the period following WW II. until the country accessed the European Union, cartels were legalized in Austria, upon registration with the Austrian Cartel Court. We obtained access to the registration data, and…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-053 // 2014

    A Viable Insolvency Procedure for Sovereigns (VIPS) in the Euro Area

    A mechanism to restructure the debt of an insolvent euro country is a missing element in the emerging institutional architecture of the euro area. The introduction of an insolvency procedure for sovereigns faces…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-054 // 2014

    Coaching Disadvantaged Young People: Evidence from Firm Level Data

    In Germany, apprenticeship training firms currently face a shrinking number of qualified school-leavers because of smaller birth cohorts and an increasing proportion of school leavers aiming for higher…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-052 // 2014

    Youth Unemployment After Apprenticeship Training and Individual, Occupation and Training Employer Characteristics

    This paper analyses the risk of unemployment, unemployment duration and the risk of longterm unemployment immediately after apprenticeship graduation. Unemployed apprenticeship graduates constitute a large share…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-051 // 2014

    A Vision of the European Energy Future? The Impact of the German Response to the Fukushima Earthquake

    The German response to the Fukushima nuclear power plant incident was possibly the most significant change of policy towards nuclear power outside Japan, leading to a sudden and very significant shift in the…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-050 // 2014

    What Old Stagers Could Teach Us – Examining Age Complementarities in Regional Innovation Systems

    Concerns have been raised that demographic ageing may weaken the competitiveness of knowledge-based economies and increase regional disparities. The age-creativity link is however far from clear at the aggregate…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-049 // 2014

    Intangible Assets and Investments at the Sector Level – Empirical Evidence for Germany

    This paper investigates the role intangible capital plays for economic growth in different sectors in Germany. It consists of two major parts. In the first part, we aim at measuring investment in intangibles at…

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