1. ZEW policy brief No. 13-02 // 2013

    Entry, Exit, and Pricing Strategies at Online Price-Comparison Sites

    The aim of this project is to investigate the competitive behaviour of e-commerce firms over the course of the product lifecycle for consumer electronics such as digital cameras, IT hardware, and smartphones. We…

  2. ZEW policy brief No. 13-01 // 2013

    Start-up Financing: How Credit Ratings and Bank Concentration Impact Credit Access

    Start-ups, especially those in high-tech industries, are an important force for innovation. They contribute to the competitive success of the economy, and help to create new jobs. Bank financing is the most…

  3. ZEW policy brief No. 13-09 // 2013

    Financial Sector and Output Dynamics in the Euro Area Countries

    The financial and economic crisis has drawn attention to the need for a better understanding of destabilising effects that arise in the financial sector and spill over to the real economy. In turn, weakening…

  4. Non-Refereed Journal // 2013

    Economic Approaches to Fight Bid Rigging

  5. Refereed Journal // 2013

    Classification and valuation of urban green spaces - A hedonic house price valuation

    In this paper we propose a categorization of green space into eight different types and quantify their impact on housing prices in the city of Aalborg using the hedonic house price method. The categorization was…

  6. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    The Impact of Green Innovation on Employment Growth in Europe

    The paper makes two contributions. First, it provides a survey of the literature on the link between eco-innovation and employment. It looks especially at the measurement, data and indicators used for…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2013

    Higher and higher? Performance pay and wage inequality in Germany

    Performance pay is of growing importance to the wage structu re as it applies to a rising share of employees. At the same time wage dispersion is growing continuously. This leads to the question of how the…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2013

    Causal Effects on Employment after First Birth – A Dynamic Treatment Approach

    The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus…