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. 07-008 // 2007

    Still Searching for the Wage Curve: Evidence from Germany and Italy

    This paper investigates the functioning of regional labour markets in Italy and Germany for different employee groups. In the light of high and persistent differences in unemployment and wage rates between the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-007 // 2007

    New Insights on Unemployment Duration and Post Unemployment Earnings in Germany: Censored Box-Cox Quantile Regression at Work

    In light of nonstationary search theory (van den Berg, 1990), this paper estimates the effects of benefit entitlement periods and the size of unemployment ben- efits on unemployment durations and…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-006 // 2007

    Intergovernmental Grants and Public Input Provision: Theory and Evidence from Germany

    This paper uses a simple model of fiscal competition between local jurisdictions to analyse the impact of intergovernmental grants on the composition of public spending. We find that a higher degree of…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-005 // 2007

    The Foreign Exchange Rate Exposure of Nations

    Following the well-known approach by Adler and Dumas (1984) we evaluate the foreign exchange rate exposure of nations. Results based on data from 27 countries show that national foreign exchange rate exposures…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-004 // 2007

    Violence in European Schools: Victimization and Consequences

    Violence at schools is a well-known problem in many societies. This paper assesses the degree of school violence in 11 European countries and analyzes the determinants of being a victim and its effect on student…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-003 // 2007

    You Can’t Make an Omelette without Breaking Eggs: The Impact of Venture Capitalists on Executive Turnover

    We present evidence on venture capitalists' (VCs) impact on turnover of executives for a sample of nearly 47,000 German high-tech start-ups between 1995 and 2004. We confirm that the presence of VCs increases…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-001 // 2007

    Do Hiring Subsidies Reduce Unemployment Among the Elderly? Evidence From Two Natural Experiments

    We estimate the effects of hiring subsidies for older workers on transitions from unemployment to employment in Germany. Using a natural experiment, our first set of estimates is based on a legal change…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-002 // 2007

    Das Mannheimer Grundsicherungsmodell - der Weg zu einer effizienteren und gerechteren Grundsicherung ohne Absenkung des Arbeitslosengeld II-Niveaus

    Wie lässt sich die Grundsicherung in Deutschland effizienter und gerechter ausgestalten, wenn das Arbeitslosengeld II aus politischen Gründen nicht generell gesenkt werden soll und keine zusätzlichen unteren…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-016 // 2006

    Hot Air for Sale: A Quantitative Assessment of Russia's Near-Term Climate Policy Options

    Since January 1st the European Union has launched an EU-internal emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) for emission-intensive installations as the central pillar to comply with the Kyoto Protocol. The EU ETS may be…

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