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.

ZEW Discussion Papers
ZEW Discussion Papers
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  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-022 // 2010

    99 Cent: Price Points in E-Commerce

    This paper attempts to shed light on the pricing behaviour of firms or sellers in market places with price competition. In particular, it aims at testing the mechanism that lies at the heart of one of the most…

    Digital Economy
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-021 // 2010

    Short-Term Training Programs for Immigrants: Do Effects Differ from Natives and Why?

    Labor market integration of immigrants provides a difficulty in many countries. As a consequence, immigrants are substantially overrepresented in welfare systems. Despite forming a substantial share of all…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-020 // 2010

    Tax Compliance Under Tax Regime Changes

    Changes to the degree of a tax system’s progressiveness are a key element of many introduced or considered tax reforms. Especially, flat tax reforms have received increasing attention resulting from their…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-019 // 2010

    Fiskalische Kosten einer steuerlichen Förderung von Forschung und Entwicklung in Deutschland - Eine empirische Analyse verschiedener Gestaltungsoptionen

    The coalition agreement of the new German government includes the plan to introduce tax incentives for research and development. Several different types of tax incentives are currently under discussion,…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-018 // 2010

    The Effects of the Bologna Process on College Enrollment and Drop-out Rates

    The Bologna Process was introduced in the member states of the European Union in 1999 with the aim of creating a European Higher Education Area. The main component of the reform was the replacement of the…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-017 // 2010

    Don't Tax Me? Determinants of Individual Attitudes Toward Progressive Taxation

    Highly progressive tax systems entail disincentives for private economic activity and, thus, may hamper potential growth. Nevertheless, attempts to introduce alternative tax schedules regularly encounter…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-016 // 2010

    Choosing Your Object of Benevolence – A Field Experiment on Donation Options

    The tragedy of little Madeleine in 2007 did not only catch the headlines of the public media but was also followed with interest by researchers after the remarkably successful donation acquisition of the…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-015 // 2010

    Polarization and Rising Wage Inequality: Comparing the U.S. and Germany

    Since the late 1970s and continuing through the mid-2000s, overall wage inequality has been increasing in the U.S., Germany, and the UK as well as in other countries. As possible explanations of these trends,…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-014 // 2010

    Rising Wage Inequality, the Decline of Collective Bargaining, and the Gender Wage Gap

    Wage inequality has been increasing in many industrialized countries over the past decades. Parallel to this trend, coverage by collective wage bargaining has declined strongly in many economies (OECD, 2004).…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance

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