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. 21-030 // 2021

    Regional Favoritism and Human Capital Accumulation in Africa

    We study the long-run implications of regional and ethnic favoritism in Africa. Combining geocoded individual-level survey data from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) with data on national leaders’…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-029 // 2021

    Corona and the Stability of Personal Traits and Preferences: Evidence From Germany

    Based on panel data on around 5,500 German household heads originating from four years, this paper analyzes whether the experience of financial losses due to the Corona pandemic has affected three kinds of…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-028 // 2021

    Decoding China’s COVID-19 ‘Virus Exceptionalism’: Community-based Digital Contact Tracing in Wuhan

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, comprehensive, accurate, and timely digital contact tracing serves as a decisive measure in curbing viral transmission. Such a strategy integrates corporate innovation, government…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-027 // 2021

    What Drives Carbon Emissions in German Manufacturing: Scale, Technique or Composition?

    Drastic emission reductions are necessary to combat climate change. However, despite several climate policies, carbon emissions from German manufacturing have actually increased between 2005 and 2017. In this…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-026 // 2021

    Welfare Effects of Property Taxation

    We analyze the welfare implications of property taxation. Using a sufficient statistics approach, we show that the tax incidence depends on how housing prices, labor and other types of incomes as well as public…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-025 // 2021

    Monetary Incentives and the Contagion of Unethical Behavior

    We analyze both theoretically and empirically how monetary incentives and information about others’ behavior affect dishonesty. We run a laboratory experiment with 560 participants, each of whom observes a…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-024 // 2021

    Collaborative Tax Evasion in the Provision of Services to Consumers – a Field Experiment

    We conduct a field experiment with sellers of home-improvement services on two German online markets. We take the role of consumers and vary whether we request an invoice for the delivery of the service. In a…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-023 // 2021

    Gender Diversity in Corporate Boards: Evidence From Quota-Implied Discontinuities

    Using data across European corporate boards, we investigate the effects of quota-induced female representation on firm value and operations, under minimal identification assumptions. We consider sharp increases…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-022 // 2021

    Taxes and Business Philanthropy in Armenia

    The majority of countries around the world provide tax incentives for business philanthropy. However, little is known about the responsiveness of businesses to this tax treatment. This paper expands on this…

Contact for orders

Kerstin Heres

Kerstin Heres

Information and Knowledge Management, Sales Email kerstin.heres@zew.de Phone +49 (0)621 1235-130
To the profile