1. ZEW Economic Studies Vol. 12 // 2000

    Endogenous Innovations and Knowledge Spillovers

    This book contains a theoretical and empirical analysis of the sources of technological change and economic growth. The first part takes an aggregate view at the growth process. Scale economies and knowledge…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-36 // 2000

    International Spillovers and Feedback: Modelling in a Disequilibrium Framework

    German unification hit the West German economy in a prosperous period and appeared as a huge demand shock at least for the first few quarters. This combination resulted in a major increase of imports from the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-31 // 2000

    Substitution Elasticities between Capital, Labour, Material, Electricity and Fossil Fuels in German Producing and Service Sectors

    In this paper, substitutional relationships between capital, labour, material, electricity, and fossil fuels in German producing and service sectors are estimated using a translog cost function. Estimates are…