1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…
  4. 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 …

  5. ZEW-Innovationserhebung // 2016

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  6. 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…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2016

    R&D Partnerships and Innovation Performance: Can There be too Much of a Good Thing?

    R&D collaboration facilitates the pooling of complementary skills, learning from the partner as well as the sharing of risks and costs. Research therefore stresses the positive relationship between collaborative…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2016

    Organisational change and the productivity effects of green technology adoption

    This study investigates induced productivity effects of firms introducing new environmental technologies. The literature on within-firm organisational change and productivity suggests that firms can achieve…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-002 // 2016

    How to Fill the Digital Gap? The (Limited) Role of Regulation

    This paper provides evidence on the migration from an “old” technology to a “new” technology, taking into account the impact that regulatory interventions on the old one might have on the incentives to invest…