ZEW Discussion Papers

This article discusses the relation between different concepts of investment in firms. In addition to the traditional notion of investment which focuses on investment in fixed assets, the concepts of…

With about 600 cases per year Germany is the most active country in Europe when it comes to patent litigation trials. These trials, usually initiated by a patentee suspecting the infringement of his patent by…

In 1997, a minimum wage has been introduced in the German roofing sector which has been regularly increased since then. As a result, the share of workers for whom the minimum wage is binding increased…

There is a long‐standing debate in economics about whether governments should engage in Keynesian‐style countercyclical fiscal policy. During the recent global financial crisis, this debate has gained new…

Almost all academic institutions regularly use graduate surveys in order to assess the determinants of academic success and labour market chances of their graduates. This paper shows how the information drawn…

This empirical analysis addresses the attractiveness of European financial centers. The presented research tackles an issue that is fundamental to the understanding of organizational behavior in finance – the…

Individual beliefs on the drivers of success have been proven relevant for both redistributive preferences and actual policy outcomes (e.g. related to the size and structure of the welfare state). Hence, a…

The European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is a key element of European climate policy. In Germany, the EU ETS currently regulates greenhouse gas emissions of about 800 companies. The regulated companies …

As a response to the recent economic and financial crisis the European Commission, at the end of 2008, adopted the "Temporary Framework for State aid measures" to tackle the effects of the credit squeeze on the…