1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-096 // 2021

    Tax Policies in a Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy – The Effective Tax Burden of Companies and Highly Skilled Labour

    Globalisation and the fast-approaching digitalisation increase capital as well as labour mobility fostering tax competition among countries worldwide. Based on a unique dataset, we analyse the development of…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

    Firms Going Digital: Tapping into the Potential of Data for Innovation

    This paper aims to help policy makers understand and improve the conditions for firms to thrive in an increasingly digital economy where data has become an important resource for innovation. The paper: 1)…

  3. ZEW Newsletter // 2021

    2021-12

    IN ENGLISH

    IN GERMAN

    1. News
    2. Calls for Papers
      • ZEW Conference on Ageing and Sustainable Finance (6-8 April 2022)
      • Tenth Mannheim Conference on Energy and the Environment (16-17 May 2022)
    3. Personalia
      • A…
  4. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Election Cycles in European Public Procurement

    We study the existence of election cycles in public procurement in the European Union. Along the procurement process, we separately analyze contract notices, contract awards, and project completions. We point…

  5. ZEW expert brief No. 21-13 // 2021

    Magnitudes and Capital Key Divergence of the Eurosystem’s PSPP/PEPP Purchases – Update December 2021

    The ECB Council has to take a decision on the future of its asset purchase programmes as the monetary crisis support that was appropriate in the early phase of the pandemic needs to be adjusted to new…

  6. German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report) // 2021

    Fourth Quarter 2021

    • Expectations Indicator Rises Sharply, Situation Indicator Almost Unchanged
    • Further Significant Recovery in the Office and Hotel Real Estate Segments
    • Significant Downturn in Assessments of the Situation in…