1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-057 // 2017

    Preferences and Decision Support in Competitive Bidding

    We examine bidding behavior in first-price sealed-bid and Dutch auctions, which are strategically equivalent under standard preferences. We investigate whether the empirical breakdown of this equivalence is…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-056 // 2017

    Contract (Re-)Negotiation with Private and Common Values

    We analyze the contracting problem of a principal who faces an agent with private information and cannot commit to not renegotiating a chosen contract. We model this by allowing the principal to propose new…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-055 // 2017

    Local Labor Market Size and Qualification Mismatch

    This paper investigates the effect of the size of the local labor market on skill mismatch. Using survey data for Germany, I find that workers in large cities are both less likely to be overqualified for their…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-054 // 2017

    Flexibility in the Market for International Carbon Credits and Price Dynamics Difference with European Allowances

    The Paris Agreement establishes a mechanism to allow a Party to benefit from greenhouse gases emissions reductions conducted in a host Party to fulfil its nationally determined contribution. In this context, the…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-053 // 2017

    BIG Data – BIG Gains? Empirical Evidence on the Link Between Big Data Analytics and Innovation

    This paper analyzes the relationship between firms’ use of big data analytics and their innovative performance in terms of product innovations. Since big data technologies provide new data information practices,…

  6. ZEW policy brief No. 17-05 // 2017

    Business Angels: Crucial Elements of the European Financial Ecosystem

    Europe faces a conundrum. Despite high levels of research investment and leading the market in many industries, disruptive and radical innovation typically does not come from European startups. One of the…

  7. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2017

    Rabattverträge

  8. Discussion and Working Paper // 2017

    Cutting Out the Middleman – The ECB as Corporate Bond Investor

    The European Central Bank’s Corporate Sector Purchase Programme (CSPP), launched in June 2016, increased the supply and lowered the cost of capital for eligible, i.e., investment grade, Eurozone firms through…

  9. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2017

    November 2017

    • Economic Expectations for China Bright Despite Decline in CEP Indicator
    • 33 analysts participated in the November survey, which was conducted during the period 26 October till 15 November 2017
  10. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2017

    Dezember 2017

    • Stabiles Wachstums auf relativ hohem Niveau
    • Eurogebiet: Positive Einschätzung der Konjunkturlage
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen legen deutlich zu
    • Japan: Konjunkturlage verbessert sich deutlich
    • Großbritannien:…