1. Financial Market Report CEE // 2008

    October 2008

    • Slightly Improved Prospects for the Economic Development in CEE
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Good Current Economic Situation
    • Hungary, Romania, and Croatia: Clearly Improved Economic Conditions
    • Special…
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-078 // 2008

    The Effect of Entry on R&D Investment of Leaders: Theory and Empirical Evidence

    We develop a simple model of competition for the market that shows that, contrary to the Arrow view, endogenous entry threat in a market induces the average firm to invest less in R&D and the incumbent leader to…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-077 // 2008

    Consequences of Mixed Provision of Child Care - An Overview on the German Market

    Institutional early childhood education and care can be funded and delivered in various ways relying on both the public and the private sector. The provision of childcare ranges from public operation to mixed…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-076 // 2008

    The Determinants of Merger Waves: An International Perspective

    One of the most conspicuous features of mergers is that they come in waves that are correlated with increases in share prices and price/earnings ratios. We use a natural way to discriminate between pure stock…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-075 // 2008

    Managing Search Strategies for Open Innovation - The Role of Environmental Munificence as well as Internal and External R&D

    Firms compete increasingly in an open innovation environment. Search strategies for external knowledge become therefore crucial for firm success. Existing research differentiates between the breadth (diversity)…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-074 // 2008

    Labor Pooling in R&D Intensive Industries

    We investigate the interplay between firms' R&D decisions and labor market competition, and how this influences equilibrium location choices and welfare. Firms engage in risky R&D activities and thus create…

  7. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2008

    Oktober 2008

    • Experten zeigen sich optimistischer
    • EZB: Inflationsdruck nimmt weiter ab
    • USA: Experten erwarten Zinssenkungen in den USA
    • Japan: Experten sind für die Zukunft hoffnungsvoll
    • Großbritannien: Sinkende Preise könnten…
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-073 // 2008

    The Intergenerational Transmission of Health in Early Childhood

    The prevalence and importance of children's physical health problems have been increasingly recognized in recent years. Physical health problems of children such as obesity, motor impairment and chronic diseases…