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
Periodical ZEW Publications
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ZEW Expertises & Research Reports
External Research Publications
  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-054 // 2022

    Non-standard Choice in Matching Markets

    We explore the possibility of designing matching mechanisms that can accommodate non-standard choice behavior. We pin down the necessary and sufficient conditions on participants’ choice behavior for the…

    Market Design
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-053 // 2022

    Collective Minimum Contributions to Counteract the Ratchet Effect in the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods

    We experimentally test a theoretically promising amendment to the ratchet-up mechanism of the Paris Agreement. The ratchet-up mechanism prescribes that parties’ commitments to the global response to climate…

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-051 // 2022

    Executive Compensation Tied to ESG Performance: International Evidence

    This paper examines the reliance on ESG metrics in executive compensation contracts. In our sample of international publicly traded firms, a rapidly growing fraction incorporate ESG metrics in the compensation…

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-052 // 2022

    Corporate Carbon Emission Statements

    Current corporate disclosures regarding carbon emissions lack commonly accepted accounting rules. The accrual accounting system for carbon emissions described here is grounded in the rules of historical cost…

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-050 // 2022

    Willingness to Volunteer Among Remote Workers Is Insensitive to the Team Size

    Volunteering is a widespread allocation mechanism in the workplace. It emerges naturally in software development or the generation of online knowledge platforms. Using a field experiment with more than 2000…

    Market Design
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-049 // 2022

    Political Consequences of Consumer Debt Relief

    We study consumer debt relief as a tool of distributive politics and ask if debt relief can influence elections. We utilize quasi-experimental variation generated by a very large debt relief program enacted in…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-048 // 2022

    Performance Feedback and Job Search Behavior: Empirical Evidence From Linked Employer-Employee Data

    In this paper, we study whether performance feedback can serve as an instrument for firms to increase employee retention. Feedback on the relative performance may affect individual job search behavior…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-047 // 2022

    The Impact of the EU General Data Protection Regulation on Innovation in Firms

    In May 2018, a new regulation by the European Commission on data protection came into force, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It requires many firms to update their data protection strategy. It may…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-046 // 2022

    Improving Efficiency and Equality in School Choice

    How should students be assigned to schools? Two mechanisms have been suggested and implemented around the world: deferred acceptance (DA) and top trading cycles (TTC). These two mechanisms are widely considered…

    Market Design

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