1. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Innovation Indicators Based on Firm Websites: Which Website Characteristics Predict Firm-Level Innovation Activity?

    Web-based innovation indicators may provide new insights into firm-level innovation activities. However, little is known yet about the accuracy and relevance of web-based information for measuring innovation. In…

  2. ZEW Newsletter // 2021

    2021-03

    IN ENGLISH

    IN GERMAN

    1. News
    2. Press Releases
    3. Recent Publications
      • German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report)
      • ZEW Discussion Papers
      • ZEWnews German Edition
      • ZEW policy brief
      • ZEW-Finanzmarktreport…
  3. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Income Redistribution and Self-Selection of Immigrants

    We analyze the effects of governmental redistribution on migration patterns, using registry data that includes almost the universe of Italian citizens living abroad. Since Italy takes a middle ground in terms of…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Does Online Search Improve the Match Quality of New Hires?

    This paper studies the effects of the high-speed internet expansion on the match quality of new hires. We combine data on internet availability at the local level with German individual register and vacancy…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2021

    The Ratchet Effect in Social Dilemmas

    In this paper, we investigate whether dynamic incentive schemes lead to a ratchet effect in a social dilemma. We test whether subjects strategically restrict their contribution levels at the beginning of a…

  6. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2021

    Zunehmende Marktmacht auch in Deutschland?

  7. Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

    Die Online-Plattform MINE - eine Brücke zwischen Umwelt und Wirtschaft

    The sustainable management of natural resources is one of the most important tasks humanity faces. The interdisciplinary online platform MINE-Mapping the Interplay between Nature and Economy…

  8. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2021

    March 2021

    • Expectations for China Decline: But Outlook Remains Positive
    • 28 analysts participated in the March survey, which was conducted during the period 9 till 17 March 2021
  9. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2021

    April 2021

    • Konjunkturoptimismus wird noch größer
    • Eurozone: Leichter Anstieg der Konjunkturerwartungen
    • US-Wirtschaft im Aufschwung
    • Japan: Konjunkturerwartungen erneut verbessert
    • Großbritannien: Großer Sprung in der…
  10. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Intergenerational mobility and self-selection on unobserved skills: New evidence

    This study proposes a novel way to examine self-selection on unobserved skills and applies it to a sample of young males seeking asylum in 2015/16 in Germany. First, the degree of intergenerational mobility of…

  11. ZEW Documentation No. 21-01 // 2021

    Dokumentation zur Innovationserhebung 2020

    Das Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) erhebt seit 1993 jährlich die Innovationsaktivitäten der deutschen Wirtschaft. Die Erhebung findet im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und…