1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-030 // 2008

    Formal and Strategic Appropriability Strategies of Multinational Firms – A Cross Country Comparison

    International knowledge spillovers, especially through multinational companies (MNCs), have recently been a major topic of discussion among academics and practitioners. Most research in this field focuses on…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-029 // 2008

    Does Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Food Grant Consumers the Right to Know? Evidence from an Economic Experiment

    Opponents of the voluntary labeling scheme for genetically modified (GM) food products often argue that consumers have the "right to know" and therefore advocate mandatory labeling. In this paper we argue…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-028 // 2008

    Rate Cutting Tax Reforms and Corporate Tax Competition in Europe

    While there is a large and growing number of studies on the determinants of corporate tax rates, the literature has so far ignored the fact that the behavior of governments in setting tax rates is often best…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-027 // 2008

    Who’s Afraid of an EU Tax and Why? – Revenue System Preferences in the European Parliament

    The EU's revenue system is still typical for an organisation based on international cooperation and stands in contrast to the Union's far advanced legislative and political role. This contrast feeds the debate…

  5. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2008

    May 2008

    • Economic Expectations Mostly Hold Steady at a Low Level
    • Eurozone: Economic Expectations Remain Dampened
    • USA: Further Reduction in Short-Term Interest Rates Expected
    • Japan: Survey Participants Forecast Weaker…
  6. M&A Report // 2008

    April 2008

    • Multi-billion dollar poker game for Yahoo
    • China's share of the global M&A market increases
    • Marked decline in transaction values
    • Re-emergence of bancassurance companies
    • State-owned enterprises active in the logistics…