1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-033 // 2011

    Human Capital Investment Strategies in Europe

    Economists study the formation of human capital over the life cycle and its welfare consequences. Teaching is regarded as the major channel for fostering skills and human capital. According to political rhetoric…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-032 // 2011

    More Bits – More Bucks? Measuring the Impact of Broadband Internet on Firm Performance

    Numerous empirical studies at different levels of aggregation demonstrate the important role of information and communication technologies (ICT) for economic performance. As general purpose technologies ICT…

  3. ZEW Annual Report // 2011

    2010

    In the business year 2010, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Mannheim improved its results by half a million to 15.6 million euros. In particular, third-party funding strongly increased in 2010.…

  4. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2011

    European Added Value for the EU Budget