1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-079 // 2016

    The Growth and Human Capital Structure of New Firms over the Business Cycle

    Recent research suggests that employment in young firms is more negatively impacted during economic downturns than employment in incumbent firms. This questions the effectiveness of policies that promote…

  2. Non-Refereed Journal // 2016

    Auch nach dem Paris-Abkommen ist Klimaschutz kein Selbstläufer

    Deutsche Unternehmen haben niedrige Erwartungen an die Wirksamkeit des Paris-Abkommens. Rund 60 % gehen nicht von einer nachhaltigen globalen Reduzierung von Treibhausgasemissionen als Folge der…

  3. ZEWnews // 2016

    11/12 - 2016

    • Equal Opportunities: Political Participation Is Limited for US Citizens
    • Minimum Wage in Germany – Burden on Young Companies Greater than Expected
    • State Aid for Expanding Broadband Access Slows Rural Depopulation
    • P…
  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2016

    Wall Street Crosses Memory Lane: How Witnessed Returns Affect Professionals' Expected Returns

    Witnessing stock-market history in the making creates a vivid story, but does not provide valuable information. However, finance professionals extrapolate from personally witnessed returns, which we show by…

  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2016

    Job Creation Schemes in Turbulent Times

    This paper analyzes the impact of job creation schemes (JCS) on job search outcomes in the context of the turbulent East German labor market in the aftermath of the German reunification. High job destruction…

  6. ZEW Newsletter // 2016

    2016-11

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • Third Workshop on Spatial Dimensions of the Labour Market
      • Interdisciplinary Conference on Flexible Work in the Digital Age
    3. Personalia
      • Committees
      • Guests at ZEW
    4. Press…
  7. Expertises // 2016

    Analyse der Unterbrechungen der Stromversorgung nach § 19 Abs. 2 StromGVV

    Das Problem der Unterbrechungen der Stromversorgung nach §19 StromGVV hat in den vergangenen Jahren erhebliche öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit erfahren und Rufe nach Maßnahmen zur Minderung von Stromsperren wurden…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-078 // 2016

    The Contribution of Different Public Innovation Funding Programs to SMEs’ Export Performance

    This paper studies the effects of different public innovation funding programs on the innovation output and export performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We evaluate the effectiveness of…