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. 02-32 // 2002

    Der Einfluss ökologischer und sozialer Nachhaltigkeit auf den Shareholder Value europäischer Aktiengesellschaften

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-07 // 2002

    Reassessing the Impact of High Performance Workplaces

    High performance workplace practices were extolled as an efficient means to increase firm productivity. The empirical evidence is disputed, however. To assess the productivity effects of a broad variety of…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-61 // 2002

    The Effects of Quotas on Vertical Intra-Industry Trade

    A quota on foreign competition will generally lead to quality-upgrading (downgrading) of the low-quality (high-quality) firm, an increase in average quality, a reduction of quality differentiation, and a…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-59 // 2002

    Backwardation and Normal Backwardation in Energy Futures Markets.

    We show that, since the inception of energy futures markets, prices have on average exhibited backwardation. Normal backwardation has also been the norm, but, because of the low power of the standard tests, most…

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-39 // 2002

    Taxation and Unemployment: An Applied General Equilibrium Approach for Germany

    This paper presents an applied general equilibrium model for Germany. The model integrates specific labour market institutions in an otherwise standard general equilibrium framework. There are sectoral wage…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-37 // 2002

    Welche Regionen profitieren von Venture Capital-Aktivitäten?

    Venture capital is assumed to play an important role for the commercialization of innovative ideas and the development of high-technology industries in a region. This paper deals with the regional distribution…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-36 // 2002

    Relative Specialisation of EU Regions: An Econometric Analysis of Sectoral Gross Fixed Capital Formation

    This paper analyses the level of relative specialisation in terms of gross fixed capital formation in EU regions for the period between 1985 and 1994. Controlling for heteroscedasticity and potential endogeneity…

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-34 // 2002

    Intergenerational Poverty Dynamics in Poland: Family Background and Children’s Educational Attainment During Transition

    In this paper, we analyse the intergenerational transmission of poverty from Polish parents to their children through children´s educational attainment during the transition process of the 1990s. The…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-33 // 2002

    A Note on Pricing and Efficiency in Print Media Industries

    Actors on print media markets face two di®erent (and interrelated) demand curves: the demand for copies and the demand for advertising space. This paper develops a realistic, yet simple, model of print media…

    Digital Economy

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