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. 18-010 // 2018

    Incentive Regulation: Evidence from German Electricity Networks

    We propose a difference-in-differences (DiD) approach to estimate the impact of incentives on cost reduction. We show theoretically, and estimate empirically, that German electricity distribution system…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-009 // 2018

    Internationalisation, Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom

    This paper examines the links between internationalisation, innovation and productivity in service enterprises. For this purpose, we use micro data from the Community Innovation Survey 2008 in Germany, Ireland…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-008 // 2018

    "Brain Gain" on Wikipedia: Immigrants Return Knowledge Home

    Economic literature acknowledges the impact of immigration on cross-border patenting and scientific publications. However, the role of immigration ows in the dissemination of knowledge in a broader sense is yet…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-007 // 2018

    The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and Fuel Efficiency of Fossil Fuel Power Plants in Germany

    I investigate the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) on fuel efficiency of fossil fuel power plants using administrative micro data on power plants in Germany from 2003 to 2012. I…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-006 // 2018

    Sharing Is not Caring: Backward Integration of Consumers

    A new type of player occurs in the sharing economy: a vertically integrated consumer who owns production facilities and has direct market access, often termed “active prosumer”. The prosumer faces a trade-off…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-005 // 2018

    Public Investment in R&D in Reaction to Economic Crises – A Longitudinal Study for OECD Countries

    The paper investigates the reaction of public R&D spending on economic crises. We are interested in two counteracting motives: On the one hand, public R&D spending can be seen as a means to fight the crisis, and…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-004 // 2018

    Tax Influence on Financial Structures of M&As

    In this paper, I investigate the influence of tax incentives on the financial structures of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) conducted by multinational entities (MNE). Previous research has already found…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-003 // 2018

    The Fall and Rise of Market Power in Europe

    This paper presents an analysis of the recent developments of average market power in Europe by using a broad firm-level database for EU member states. To indicate competitive pressure at the firm-level, markups…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-002 // 2018

    Estimating the Benefits of R&D Subsidies for Germany

    In Germany, R&D subsidies are an important tool to support innovation in the private sector. This paper studies the welfare effects of R&D subsidies distributed through the German federal government’s thematic…

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