1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-045 // 2011

    Intrinsic Work Motivation and Pension Reform Acceptance

    Reforms, such as a higher pension age, are highly unpopular although they are a demographic necessity. Hence, a sound understanding of reform resistance is desirable. Preceding studies have explored numerous…

  2. ZEW Newsletter // 2011

    2011-07

    1. News
    2. Staff
      • Visiting Researchers
    3. Press Releases
    4. Recent Publications
      • ZEWnews English edition
      • Financial Market Report Switzerland
      • Financial Market Report CEE
      • Discussion Papers
      • ZEW Finanzmarktreport (ZEW Financial Market…
  3. ZEWnews English edition // 2011

    05/06 - 2011

  4. ZEWnews English edition // 2011

    03/04 - 2011

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-044 // 2011

    Wacky Patents Meet Economic Indicators

    The empirical literature on the economics of patents employs a large array of patentbased measures to proxy economic characteristics of patents such as the "sciencebase", "importance" or "value" of patented…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-043 // 2011

    A Practical Approach to Offset Permits in Post Kyoto Climate Policy

    In recent years, the parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) failed to negotiate a follow‐up agreement of the Kyoto Protocol. The commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol…

  7. Financial Market Report CEE // 2011

    July 2011

    • Decrease in Economic Expectations for the CEE Region in June
    • Economic Outlook for the CEE Region, Austria, and the Eurozone
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Positive Current Economic Situation
    • Croatia,…
  8. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2011

    Jahrgang 10, Nr. 2, Juli 2011

    Weiterhin gute Stimmung bei den Unternehmen des Wirtschaftszweigs

    Im Wirtschaftszweig Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft hat sich die konjunkturelle Stimmung im zweiten Quartal 2011 gegenüber dem ersten…

  9. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2011

    July 2011

    • Economic Outlook Diminishes Once Again
    • Eurozone: Inflation Expectations Still Falling
    • USA: Present Economic Picture is Worsening
    • Japan: Slightly More Skeptical Economic Outlook
    • Great Britain: Inflation Forecasts…