1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-030 // 2014

    Bigger Cakes with Less Ingredients? A Comparison of Material Use of the World Economy

    The amount of materials used worldwide in production and consumption increased by 56 per cent from 1995 to 2008. Using an index decomposition analysis based on the logarithmic mean divisia index, we investigate…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    The Future of the Energy Transition in Germany

    Although the goals of the country's energy transition (Energiewende)are widely accepted in Germany, the specific route to get there is itself a matter of great controversy. The individual measures that are part…

  3. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2014

    The Price Effects of Mergers in Airline Networks

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-029 // 2014

    The Impact of Parents Migration on the Well-Being of Children Left Behind – Initial Evidence from Romania

    Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these "home alone" children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-028 // 2014

    Determinants of Flexible Work Arrangements

    Flexible work arrangements such as allowing employees to work at home are used in firms, especially since information and communication technologies have become so widespread. Using individual-level data from…

  6. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2014

    Germany: Constraints in the Crisis