1. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2008

    February 2008

    • Indicator of Economic Prospects Diminishes Slightly - Positive Expectations for SMI
    • Eurozone: Survey Participants Continue to View the Inflation Rate as a Critical Factor
    • United States: Concerns Surrounding the…
  2. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Vol. 85 // 2008

    Die Steuer- und Abgabenbelastung von grenzüberschreitenden Personalentsendungen

    Grenzüberschreitende Personalentsendungen haben sich von der Ausnahme zur Regel gewandelt. Für international tätige Unternehmen sind sie sowohl bei der Erschließung neuer Märkte im Ausland als auch im Rahmen von…

  3. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Vol. 86 // 2008

    Reverse Mortgage als Alterssicherungsinstrument in Deutschland

    Reverse Mortgages sind Hypothekenkredite, die es selbst nutzenden Wohneigentümern ermöglichen, während der Vertragslaufzeit Eigentümer und Bewohner zu bleiben und dennoch aus ihrem Wohneigentum ein monatliches…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-009 // 2008

    Transparency of Regulation and Cross-Border Bank Mergers

    Although there is anecdotal evidence that merger control may constitute a barrier to the integration of European retail banking markets, systematic empirical evidence is missing until now. This paper aims to…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-008 // 2008

    Are Local Milieus the Key to Innovation Performance?

    This study investigates how local milieus foster innovation success of firms. We complement the common practice of linking firm performance indicators to regional characteristics with survey evidence on the…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-007 // 2008

    A Comparative Study on the Role of Stochastic Trends in U.S. Macroeconomic Fluctuations, 1954-1988

    The paper attempts to provide an appropriate model specification for identifying technology and other macroeconomic shocks in a structural VAR framework. The investigation is conducted based on two seminal…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2008

    Internationalizing R&D Co-opetition: Dress for the Dance with the Devil

    Competitors can be valuable sources and partners for innovation activities. Against the background of international expansion of firms and increased international competition, the R&D collaborations with…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2008

    Regional Economic Stress as Moderator of Liability of Foreignness

    In this paper we develop optimized localization strategies for multinational firms to overcome their liability of foreignness by adding a regional dimension within a country. We explore conceptually whether…

  9. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2008

    Januar/ Februar 2008

    Kostengünstige Energieversorgung in der deutschen Politik vernachlässigt

    Energiewirtschaft

    • Klimaschutz nützt der Europäischen Union

    Energiepreise

    • Handel mit Emissionsrechten
    • Energiepreise steigen weiter – Kurze…
  10. Financial Market Report CEE // 2008

    February 2008

    • Economic Outlook for CEE Countries, Austria and the Eurozone
    • Strong Business Activity in Slovakia and the Czech Republic; Declining Economic Expectations in Poland
    • Good Current Economic Environment in Croatia;…