There is no other economic activity, where costs and benefits are as far apart in time and where investors and beneficiaries are as detached as is the case for investments in human capital. The largest part of…

To determine quantitative effects of corporate tax reforms advanced quantitative models have to be employed. With the ZEW TaxCoMM Timo Reister develops a corporate microsimulation model to identify effects on…

Magere Zeiten für das deutsche Transportgewerbe

Das deutsche Transportgewerbe muss sich auf magere Zeiten einstellen. Ob Binnenschifffahrt, Luft- und Seeverkehr, Gütertransport auf der Strasse oder der Schiene,…

This paper measures the quality of apprenticeship training by comparing the wage difference between apprentices who change their employer or occupation directly after the training period with apprentices who…

This paper analyses long- and short-term co-movements between 14 international real estate stock markets based on bivariate testing for cointegration and correlation analysis. The results indicate that there…

Introduction to Special Issue with the same title, based on ZEW conference in 2006

• Economic Expectations on Upward Trend
• Eurozone: Interest Rate Expectations Stabilize
• Japan: Confidence in the Economic Outlook is Growing
• USA: Expectations for Inflation Increase
• Great Britain: Economic Expectations…

• Ende der Abwärtsdynamik in Sicht?
• Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
• Ergebnisse der Maiumfrage 2009
• Wirtschaftskrise erreicht IKT- und wissensintensive Dienstleister
• Branchenheterogenität und…

Unternehmen des Wirtschaftszweigs vorsichtig optimistisch

Im Wirtschaftszweig Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft zeichnet sich im zweiten Quartal 2009 vorsichtiger Optimismus ab. Obwohl der ZEW-IDI mit…