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. 10-101 // 2010

    Explaining the Persisting Mathematics Test Score Gap Between Boys and Girls

    Although the educational attainment gap between boys and girls has been reduced in the last years, boys still outperform girls in mathematics starting from the end of primary school. This has lasting…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-100 // 2010

    Enterprise Software and Service Innovation: Standardization versus Customization

    Enterprise software systems support service firms in planning, supporting and managing business processes. In general, these software packages can be categorized in standardized generic applications, software…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-099 // 2010

    Intellectual Property Infringements due to R&D Abroad? A Comparative Analysis Between Firms with International and Domestic R&D Activities

    By internationalising R&D activities, firms can improve their chances to respond to local demands and benefit from local knowledge globally. However, differences in culture and the legal system can challenge…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-098 // 2010

    Corporate Science in the Patent System: An Analysis of the Semiconductor Technology

    Corporate scientific publications are often presented as a strategic means for firms to create prior art with the objective to prevent rivals from patenting related inventions. This defensive disclosure strategy…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-097 // 2010

    Investment Impact of Tax Loss Treatment – Empirical Insights from a Panel of Multinationals

    While profits are taxed, no immediate tax refund is granted if a corporation suffers losses. Losses can only be used to offset profits generated in other periods or by affiliated companies. The tax loss offset…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-096 // 2010

    Ownership Concentration, Institutional Development and Firm Performance in Central and Eastern Europe

    Firm behavior is largely affected by the major institutions of an economy, like the legal system, civil liberties or political rights. If institutions are not well developed, ownership concentration as a feature…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-095 // 2010

    Consumer Welfare and Unobserved Heterogeneity in Discrete Choice Models: The Value of Alpine Road Tunnels

    We investigate consumer welfare in transalpine freight transport using micro-data on individual route choice, tackling two core questions. First, to what extent does the way we model unobserved heterogeneity…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-094 // 2010

    Do Environmental Benefits Matter? A Choice Experiment Among House Owners in Germany

    The residential building sector is a major emitter of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) due to the high energy demand for electricity and heating, particularly in industrialised countries. In Germany, for…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-093 // 2010

    Maintaining (Locus of) Control? Assessing the Impact of Locus of Control on Education Decisions and Wages

    This paper investigates the impact of an individual’s level of locus of control, a concept commonly used in social psychology (Rotter, 1966), on educational choices and wages. We establish that more internal…

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