1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-004 // 2016

    The Dynamic Relationship Between Investments in Brand Equity and Firm Profitability: Evidence Using Trademark Registrations

    Most marketing practitioners and scholars agree that marketing assets such as brand equity significantly contribute to a firm's financial performance. In this paper, we model brand equity as an unobservable…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2016

    The Role of Banks if Firms are Financially Distressed

    Banks are better suited than other financing partners to process information in order to make efficient liquidations. But their ability depends on bank characteristics and incentives. In addition, the strength…

  3. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2016

    Februar 2016

    • Konjunkturausblick trübt sich ein
    • Eurozone: Rückgang der Inflationserwartungen
    • USA: Starker Dollar und niedriger Ölpreis belasten Konjunkturausblick
    • Japan: Ölpreisrückgang verbessert die Wirtschaftslage in Japan
    • Gro…
  4. Refereed Journal // 2016

    A Sequential Decomposition of the Drop in Collective Bargaining Coverage

    Union representation has been in strong decline in most OECD countries with potentially important consequences for wages. What drives this decline? We try to answer this question by developing and implementing a…

  5. Non-Refereed Journal // 2016

    Klimaverträglichkeit und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit in Einklang bringen – Ergebnisse und Lösungsansätze aus der Klimaökonomie

    Harmonising Climate Compatibility and Competition – Outcomes and Approaches to Solutions from Climate Economics With its research focus “The economics of climate change”, the German Federal Ministry for…

  6. ZEW policy brief No. 16-01 // 2016

    Why and How There Should Be More Europe in Asylum Policies

    The experiences of the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe highlight the failures of the current model of having the EU and its members states share responsibility for asylum policies. Based on standard criteria of…

  7. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2016

    February 2016

    • Turbulent Start to New Year Dims Growth Outlook
    • International Financial Market Data - Assessments and Expectations
    • No Further Interest-Rate Cuts Expected in Europe
    • Inflation in Europe Expected to Normalise
    • Share-Pri…
  8. Refereed Journal // 2016

    The Long-Term Impact of Matching and Rebate Subsidies when Public Goods are Impure: Field Experimental Evidence from the Carbon Offsetting Market

    In this paper, we investigate both short- and long-term impacts of financial stimuli on public goods provision when contributions are tied to individual harm-related behavior. We conduct a large-scale field …

  9. ZEW-Innovationserhebung // 2016

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  10. Refereed Journal // 2016

    Direct and Indirect Effects of Weather Experiences on Life Satisfaction – Which Role for Climate Change Expectations?

    This paper deals with the effect of (i) damage experience from extreme weather events (EWE) and (ii) expectations concerning future climate change on subjective well-being (SWB). We use data from a large…