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
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ZEW Expertises & Research Reports
External Research Publications
  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-091 // 2006

    Rivals or Partners? Evidence from Europe's International Private Equity Deals

    Cross-border private equity deals have increased substantially in recent years. This study looks at the issue of how European investors view their local counterparts in the portfolio companies’ home countries.…

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-089 // 2006

    Die Entscheidung über betriebliche Weiterbildungsinvestitionen - Eine empirische Analyse mit dem Mannheimer Innovationspanel

    Mit den Daten des Mannheimer Innovationspanels wird für die Jahre 1999 bis 2002 untersucht, welche Faktoren die zweistufige betriebliche Weiterbildungsentscheidung determinieren. Eine Probit-Schätzung zeigt,…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-088 // 2006

    Distributional Effects of the High School Degree in Germany

    This paper investigates the impact of a high school degree on the wage distribution in the period from 1984 to 2004 in Germany. In that period the share of male workers with a high school degree increased from…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-087 // 2006

    Accuracy and Properties of German Business Cycle Forecasts

    In this paper the accuracy of a wide range of German business cycle forecasters is assessed for the past 10 years. For this purpose, a data set is used comprising forecasts published on a monthly basis by…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-086 // 2006

    Works Councils and the Anatomy of Wages

    This paper provides the first full examination of the effect of German works councils on wages using matched employer-employee data (specifically, the LIAB for 2001). We find that works councils are associated…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-085 // 2006

    Regional Versus Individual Aspects of the Digital Divide in Germany

    This paper analyzes the regional dimension of the German digital divide. It considers the impact of regional characteristics on differences in the share of Internet use between German counties. In addition, it…

    Digital Economy
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-084 // 2006

    Transfer Pricing of Intrafirm Sales as a Profit Shifting Channel - Evidence from German Firm Data

    This paper investigates whether transfer pricing of intrafirm sales within multinationals represents an important channel of company tax planning. A simple theoretical model, considering profit shifting…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-083 // 2006

    Once Bitten, Twice Shy? - The Performance of Entrepreneurial Restarts

    The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of entrepreneurial experience on firm growth. According to the human capital theory, individuals who have higher 'human capital' are more successful than others.…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-082 // 2006

    The Effect of Firm- and Industry-Level Contracts on Wages - Evidence from Longitudinal Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Using a large linked employer-employee data set, this paper presents new evidence on the collective bargaining wage effect in western and eastern Germany. The novel feature of our analysis is that we use a…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance

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