1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-079 // 2021

    Election Cycles in European Public Procurement

    This paper studies the existence of election cycles in public procurement in the European Union for the national level. We analyze different steps along the procurement process, namely the publication of the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-078 // 2021

    The Long-Term Effect of Research Grants on the Scientific Output of University Professors

    A major source of research funding for university professors are competitive research grants. With focus on Luxembourg, we present results from a difference-in-difference analysis which show that research grants…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-077 // 2021

    How Do Investors Value the Publication of Tax Information? Evidence from the European Public Country-By-Country Reporting

    We examine the capital market reaction to the announcement of the European Union (EU) to introduce a public tax country-by-country reporting (CbCR) regime. By employing an event study methodology, we find a…

  4. ZEW expert brief No. 21-09 // 2021

    Crowdworking in France and Germany

    Crowd work refers to the practice of assigning tasks and projects undertaken for payment to online contributors via digital platforms. We use data from a recent survey among companies in Germany and France to…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-076 // 2021

    Does Pay Transparency Affect the Gender Wage Gap? Evidence From Austria

    We study the 2011 Austrian Pay Transparency Law, which requires firms above a size threshold to publish internal reports on the gender pay gap. Using an event-study design, we show that the policy had no…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-075 // 2021

    Healthy Reviews! Online Physician Ratings Reduce Healthcare Interruptions

    We show that review platforms reduce healthcare interruptions for patients looking for a new physician. We employ a difference-in-differences strategy using physician retirements as a “disruptive shock”…

  7. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2021

    Im Wettbewerb mit China

  8. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2021

    November 2021

    • Konjunkturausblick trübt sich ein
    • Eurozone: Wirtschaftswachstum dürfte sich verlangsamen
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen erholen sich
    • China: Konjunkturausblick verschlechtert sich deutlich
    • Sonderfrage zum…