1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-07 // 1999

    New technologies and the demand for heterogeneous labor: Firm-level evidence for the German business-related services sector

    This paper investigates the impact of modern information and communication technologies on the demand for heterogeneous labor. It starts with an interrelated factor demand system. The "desired" level of…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-62 // 1999

    Measuring Knowledge Spillovers in Manufacturing and Services: An Empirical Assessment of Alternative Approaches

    In this paper it is tested which of the various alternative approaches for constructing knowledge spillover pools suggested in existing literature measures the extent to which a rm can costlessly receive…

  3. Non-Refereed Journal // 1999

    Integrierter Umweltschutz: Weder Jobkiller noch Jobwunder.

    Dieser Beitrag behandelt den Zusammenhang zwischen Umweltinnovationen und der betrieblichen Arbeitsnachfrage aus theoretischer und empirischer Sicht.

  4. Non-Refereed Journal // 1999

    Neuorientierung der Bildungspolitik

    Dieser Beitrag behandelt die Neuausrichtung der Bildungspolitik in Europa aus bildungsökonomischer Sicht.

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-23 // 1999

    Regional Stabilization by Fiscal Equalization? Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence from Germany

    In the context of EMU fiscal equalization schemes have been proposed as a means to stabilize regions against asymmetric shocks. A theoretical analysis shows that besides reducing the cross-sectional income…