1. ZEW Economic Studies Vol. 38 // 2008

    Innovation and Firm Performance: An Empirical Investigation for German Firms

    The process of firms' growth - in terms of productivity or employment - is a major concern of policy makers. In this context, innovations are considered to play a crucial role in stimulating firms' performance.…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-002 // 2008

    Gains and Pains from Contract Research: A Transaction and Firm-level Perspective

    Determining the research and development (R&D) boundaries of the firm as the choice between internal, collaborative and external technology acquisition has since long been a major challenge for firms to secure…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-001 // 2008

    Ungleichheit und die differentiellen Erträge frühkindlicher Bildungsinvestitionen im Lebenszyklus

    Um Hinweise für die Erträge von Investitionen in die Fähigkeiten von Kindern im Vorschulalter geben zu können, möchten wir in diesem Beitrag die Ergebnisse von Simulationen zur Diskussion stellen. Der…

  4. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2008

    January 2008

    • Expectations Remain Subdued, Assessment of Current Situation Brightens up Slightly
    • Eurozone: Diminished Interest Rate Expectations
    • United States: Economic Expectations Continue to Decline
    • Japan: Economic…
  5. Financial Market Report CEE // 2008

    January 2008

    • Economic Expectations for the CEE Region: Downward Trend Slows Down
    • Good Current Situation; Slight Improvement of the Economic Expectations for Poland
    • Better Economic Prospects for Hungary; Increasing Short-Term…
  6. Refereed Journal // 2008

    Two-Level CES Production Technology in the Solow and Diamond Growth Models

    The two-level CES aggregate production function - that nests a CES into another CES function - has recently been used extensively in theoretical and empirical applications of macroeconomics. We examine the…

  7. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2008

    Januar 2008

    • Konjunktursorgen nehmen weiter zu
    • EZB: Unterstützung für Zinserhöhungen nimmt ab
    • USA: Von Rezession kann keine Rede sein
    • Japan: Konjunkturerwartungen nahezu unverändert
    • Großbritannien: Weitere Zinssenkung erwartet
    • So…