1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-042 // 2017

    Subsidized and Non-Subsidized R&D Projects: Do They Differ?

    Little is known about whether and to what extent the outcome of subsidized and non-subsidized R&D projects differ. In this paper we exploit a novel dataset of patent applications filed in Germany between…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-041 // 2017

    Patterns of Entry and Exit in the Deregulated German Interurban Bus Industry

    We study patterns of entry and exit in the German interurban bus industry in the first three years after its deregulation in January 2013. Using a comprehensive data set of all firm and route entries and exits,…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-040 // 2017

    International Taxation and M&A Prices

    We show that corporate taxation systems regarding foreign dividends and capital gains across 49 countries differ in many aspects, contradicting the requirements for capital ownership neutrality and indicating…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-039 // 2017

    Productivity and Distribution Effects of Codetermination in an Efficient Bargaining

    Codetermination can be regarded as an extreme regulatory intervention of the legislator in the labor market which might affect the efficiency of production and the bargaining power of labor. Based on a model…

  5. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2017

    3. Quartal 2017

    • Informationswirtschaft blickt weiterhin optimistisch in die Zukunft
    • E-Commerce gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung