1. Expertises // 2006

    Current Trends in the European Asset Management Industry

    The aim of Lot 1 of the project "Current Trends in the European Asset Management Industry" was to collect asset management (AM) related data and to analyse the current developments of the investment funds…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-076 // 2006

    Analysing Welfare Reform in a Microsimulation-AGE Model: The Value of Disaggregation

    We present a combined, consistent microsimulation-AGE model that uses the labour market model PACE-L, data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and a discrete choice labour supply estimation. The model is used…

  3. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2006

    Dezember 2006

    • Stabilisierung auf niedrigem Niveau
    • EZB: Zinserhöhungserwartungen stabil
    • USA: Fortsetzung der Zinspause erwartet
    • Japan: Inflationsdruck weiterhin niedrig
    • Großbritannien: Keine Zinspause in Sicht
    • Sonderfrage:…
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-075 // 2006

    German Inbound Investment, Corporate Tax Planning, and Thin-Capitalization Rules - A Difference-in-Differences Approach

    This paper investigates tax planning behavior by means of inter-company finance and the effectiveness of fighting back via thin-capitalization rules. A simple theoretical model, which considers the financing…

  5. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2006

    Konjunkturumfragen bei Dienstleistern - wie können Unternehmen sie nutzen?

  6. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2006

    Klein und international erfolgreich - Wie technologieorientierte Unternehmen eine hohe Exportintensität erreichen

    The paper examines the relationship between firm size and the firm's export-sales ratio, analysing a data set of young technology-oriented firms in Germany and the UK. The study emphasises the influence of…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-073 // 2006

    Measuring the Immeasurable: A Survey of Sustainability Indices

    Sustainability indices for countries provide a one-dimensional metric to valuate country-specific information on the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, environmental, and social conditions.…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-072 // 2006

    Does Accounting for Taxes on Income Provide Information about Tax Planning Performance? - Evidence from German Multinationals

    This paper investigates the quality of information on tax planning performance which is provided by financial accounting based on IAS 12 (Income taxes). A simple theoretical investment model is used to show that…