1. ZEW policy brief No. 24-10 // 2024

    Rethinking EU Cohesion Policy

    Cohesion Policy (CP) has been a central economic policy tool of the EU for several decades. In the current context of fundamental challenges facing the EU, and ahead of the next seven-year budgetary cycle,…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2024

    The regional economics of mineral resource wealth in Africa

    We study the regional economics of mineral resource activity in Africa. Using geocoded data on mine openings and closures in Africa, we document that mining regions experience local economic booms while a mine…

  3. ZEW policy brief No. 24-12 // 2024

    How Much Do Financial Analysts Disagree on the Future Path of the ECB’s Interest Rate?

    On 6 June 2024, the European Central Bank (ECB) lowered the main refinancing operations (MRO) rate from 4.5% to 4.25%. This decision followed a period of elevated interest rates intended to combat high inflation…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2024

    The prognostic relevance of full-thickness burns on ABSI

    Introduction: The Abbreviated Burn Severity Index (ABSI) by Tobiasen, which is commonly used to estimate the mortality risk of severely burned patients, calculates an additional point for the existence of…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2024

    Die ermäßigte Umsatzsteuer in der Gastronomie - Bewertung und subventionspolitische Schlussfolgerungen

    Nach einer kontroversen Debatte ist Ende 2023 die temporäre Anwendung des ermäßigten Umsatzsteuersatzes für die Gastronomie in Deutschland ausgelaufen. Die Autorinnen und Autoren beleuchten dieses…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2024

    What drives Carbon Emissions in German Manufacturing: Scale, Technique or Composition?

    Emissions of local pollutants from industry have declined across many developed countries over the last decades. For carbon emissions such reductions have yet to materialize. Using German administrative…

  7. Discussion and Working Paper // 2024

    Targeted bidders in government tenders

    A set-aside promotes a more equitable procurement process by restricting participation in government tenders to small or disadvantaged businesses. Yet its micro-effects on tender outcomes (competition and…

  8. Discussion and Working Paper // 2024

    Procuring Survival

    We investigate the impact of public procurement on business survival. Using Italy as a laboratory, we construct a large-scale dataset of firms—covering balance-sheet, income-statement, and administrative…