1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-002 // 2011

    The Contribution of International R&D to Firm Profitability

    Increased globalisation and competition caused more and more firms to relocate part of their R&D activities to foreign countries. This recent trend towards the internationalisation of R&D is motivated by…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-001 // 2011

    Gregariousness, Interactive Jobs and Wages

    Gregariousness is an important aspect of human life with significant implications for labour market outcomes. However, there is still a research gap on the relationship between gregariousness, interactive jobs…

  3. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2011

    January 2011

    • Economic Outlook Brightens up
    • Eurozone: Economic Outlook Continues to Improve
    • USA: Inflation Expectations Still Subdued
    • Japan: Interest Rate Forecasts Remain Low
    • Great Britain: Economic Outlook Lights up a Little
    • Spe…
  4. Financial Market Report CEE // 2011

    January 2011

    • Reduced Economic Expectations for Central and Eastern Europe
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Brighter Outlook for Slovakia
    • Croatia, Hungary, and Romania: Higher Interest Rates in Hungary
    • Turkey: Positive…
  5. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Costs and Benefits of Inter-departmental Innovation Collaboration

    Inter-departmental innovation collaboration facilitates innovation performance. At the same time, it has been identified as a source of increased coordination costs. Using organizational information processing…

  6. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2011

    Januar 2011

    • Stabile Erwartungen zum Jahreswechsel
    • EZB: Experten erwarten steigende Inflation
    • USA: Lageeinschätzung verbessert sich
    • Japan: Finanzmarktexperten weiterhin skeptisch
    • Großbritannien: Experten überraschend…
  7. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Pension Funds’ Performance in Strongly Regulated Industries in Central Europe: Evidence from Poland and Hungary

    This paper presents an analysis of pension funds' performance in Poland and Hungary, two Central European countries characterized by strong regulation of their private pension fund industries. Thus, the paper…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Getting more work for nothing? Symbolic Awards and Worker Performance

    We study the impact of status and social recognition on worker performance in a field experiment. In collaboration with an international non-governmental organization we hired students to work on a database…