1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-032 // 2016

    Extreme Weather and Risk Preference: Panel Evidence from Germany

    Individual risk preference may change after experiencing external socio-economic or natural shocks. Theoretical predictions and empirical studies suggest that risk taking may increase or decrease after…

  2. Expertises // 2016

    Mapping the regional embeddedness of the NMP programme. Final report of the project

    The aim of this study is to analyse how research and innovation activities, funded by the Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, Materials, New Production Technologies (NMP) and the Industrial Biotechnology (B)…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-031 // 2016

    When Private Information Settles the Bill: Money and Privacy in Google’s Market for Smartphone Applications

    We shed light on a money-for-privacy trade-off in the market for smartphone applications ("apps"). Developers offer their apps cheaper in return for greater access to personal information, and consumers choose…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-030 // 2016

    Debt Deflation, Financial Market Stress and Regime Change – Evidence from Europe Using MRVAR

    The economic meltdown since 2008-9 has created disinflation, and even deflation in some countries in the Euro-area, in a period with large debt overhang, creating the condition for a continuing financial market…