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.

ZEW Discussion Papers
ZEW Discussion Papers
Periodical ZEW Publications
Publication Series
ZEW Expertises & Research Reports
External Research Publications
  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-75 // 2003

    Beschäftigung und Lohnstrukturen nach Qualifikationen und Altersgruppen: Eine empirische Analyse auf Basis der IAB-Beschäftigtenstichprobe

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-74 // 2003

    Measuring Selectivity-Corrected Gender Wage Gaps in the EU

    We investigate different techniques to assess the gender pay gap in five EU countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom), focusing on self-selection into market work. Results show that selectivity…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-73 // 2003

    Efficiency, Compensation, and Discrimination: What is at Stake When Implementing the EU Emissions Trading Scheme?

    Abstract: In 2005, an EU-wide emissions trading scheme covering major CO2 producing sites shall comeinto power. The key objective of the trading scheme is to promote cost-efficiency of carbon reduction within…

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-70 // 2003

    Reforming Social Welfare in Germany - An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis

    This paper analyses the effects of a social assistance reform in Germany. In contrast to studies which are based on microsimulation methods we use a computable general equilibrium model which incorporates a…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-69 // 2003

    IT, Organizational Change and Wages

    Recent studies emphasize the complementary relationship between information technology and organizational changes. We analyze the wage impact of computer usage at the workplace and of organizational changes in…

    Digital Economy
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-68 // 2003

    Different Prices for Identical Products? Market Efficiency and the Virtual Location in B2C E-Commerce

    This paper analyses market efficiency and the role of the virtual location in digital markets using a data set containing more than 23,000 price observations from the online market for contact lenses as well as…

    Digital Economy
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-67 // 2003

    Maxi-Arbeitsangebotseffekte oder zusätzliche Arbeitslose durch Mini- und Midi-Jobs?

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-66 // 2003

    How Do Banks Determine Capital? – Empirical Evidence for Germany

    This paper examines how capital is determined by German banks. We analyse whether the determinants found in the previous empirical literature hold for the special German banking sector with its three…

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-65 // 2003

    Unabhängigkeit und Verantwortlichkeit der Europäischen Zentralbank

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...

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