ZEW Discussion Papers

Overview

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. 14-029 // 2014

    The Impact of Parents Migration on the Well-Being of Children Left Behind – Initial Evidence from Romania

    Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these "home alone" children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-028 // 2014

    Determinants of Flexible Work Arrangements

    Flexible work arrangements such as allowing employees to work at home are used in firms, especially since information and communication technologies have become so widespread. Using individual-level data from…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-027 // 2014

    Zur Effizienz der ehe- und familienbezogenen Leistungen in Deutschland im Hinblick auf soziale Sicherungs- und Beschäftigungsziele

    The study investigates to what extent key measures of family related policy in Germany contribute to economic stability of households and to reconciliation of family and work. The comparative assessment is based…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-026 // 2014

    Skill Formation, Career Planning, and Transitions: The Last Two Years in a German Lower Track Secondary School

    In Germany, the entry into the labor market for students in the nonacademic tracks of secondary schools may take multiple pathways. Students graduating from lower track secondary schools (LTSS) face major…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-025 // 2014

    Beyond National Economy-wide Rebound Effects. An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis Incorporating International Spillover Effects

    This paper proposes that the national focus of energy ‘rebound’ studies should be extended to an international context in the presence of supra-national agreements such as EU 20-20-20. The potential for energy…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-024 // 2014

    The Impact of R&D Subsidies During the Crisis

    This study investigates the impact of R&D subsidies on R&D investment during the past financial crisis. We conduct a treatment effects analysis and show that R&D subsidies increased R&D spending among subsidized…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-023 // 2014

    Patents as Quality Signals? The Implications for Financing Constraints on R&D

    Information about the success of a new technology is usually held asymmetrically between the research and development (R&D)-performing firm and potential lenders and investors. This raises the cost of capital…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-022 // 2014

    Efficient Contracts for Government Intervention in Promoting Next Generation Communications Networks

    Although the future socio-economic benefits of a new fibre-based ("next generation access", NGA) telecommunications infrastructure seem to be uncontroversial, a universal NGA coverage appears to be a rather…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-021 // 2014

    Sailing Into a Dilemma - An Economic and Legal Analysis of an EU Trading Scheme for Maritime Emissions

    On the basis of a joint economic and legal analysis, we evaluate the effects of a "regional" (European) emission trading scheme aiming at reducing emissions of international shipping. The focus lies on the…

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