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. 16-001 // 2016

    Zur Entwicklung der studienspezifischen Selbstwirksamkeit in der Oberstufe

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-041 // 2015

    German Public Finances Through the Financial Crisis

    The German experience of the crisis was very different compared to those of most other countries in Europe. Germany was hit by a very strong shock which was relatively concentrated in the exporting,…

    Inequality and Public Policy
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-091 // 2015

    From Less Promising to Green? Technological Opportunities and their Role in (Green) ICT Innovation

    This paper aims to shed light on the role of technological opportunities for green innovation by studying the case of Green ICT innovation. We test two hypotheses: (1) Firms active in low-opportunity…

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-090 // 2015

    Mobile and More Productive? Firm-Level Evidence on the Productivity Effects of Mobile Internet Use

    Mobile internet access allows for flexibility with respect to working time and working place. We analyse whether employees’ use of mobile internet access improves firms’ labour productivity. Our data set…

    Digital Economy
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-089 // 2015

    Does Wikipedia Matter? The Effect of Wikipedia on Tourist Choices

    We document a causal influence of online user-generated information on realworld economic outcomes. In particular, we conduct a randomized field experiment to test whether additional information on Wikipedia…

    Digital Economy
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-088 // 2015

    Does Skill-Biased Technical Change Diffuse Internationally?

    This paper studies the question whether skill-biased technical change diffuses internationally and that way contributes to the increasing relative skill demand in other countries. So far, the role of…

    Digital Economy
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-087 // 2015

    Mobile Information and Communication Technologies, Flexible Work Organization and Labor Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence

    Mobile information and communication technologies (ICT) have started to diffuse rapidly in the business sector. This study tests for the complementarity between the use of mobile ICT and organizational practices…

    Digital Economy
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-086 // 2015

    ICT and Global Sourcing - Evidence for German Manufacturing and Service Firms

    This paper analyses the relevance of information and communication technologies (ICT) for firms' probability of global sourcing of inputs. Using firm-level data from Germany in 2009, which include mainly small…

    Digital Economy
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-085 // 2015

    Student Employment: Advantage or Handicap for Academic Achievement?

    We estimate the effects of student employment on academic performance. Performance is measured by grades achieved one and a half years after entering university. We use the amount of financial aid students…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance

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