1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2015

    Accounting for the Spouse when Measuring Inequality of Opportunity

    Existing literature on inequality of opportunity (IOp) has failed to address the question as to how the circumstances and choices of spouses in a couple should be treated. By omitting information relevant to the…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2015

    Equality of Opportunity: East vs. West Germany

    The case of German reunification has been subject to extensive research on earnings inequality and labor market integration. however, little is known about the development of equality of opportunity (EOp) in…

  3. Expertises // 2015

    KfW/ZEW CO2 Barometer 2015 - Manufacturing Industry Edition: Impacts of the Energy Transition

    As a complementary study, KfW Bankengruppe and the ZEW have developed a second annual survey in the framework of the KfW/ZEW CO2 Barometer: the KfW/ZEW-CO2-Barometer – Manufacturing Industry Edition. The aim is…

  4. KfW/ZEW CO2 Panel // 2015

    2015 – Manufacturing Industry Edition

    Main Results of the Survey:

    • Energy Efficiency Increased for most Companies, However Total Consumption is Expected to Increase.
    • The Majority of Companies Expect Decline in Fossil Fuels Consumption.
    • Energy Efficiency…
  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2015

    Measuring the Use of Human Resources Practices and Employee Attitudes: The Linked Personnel Panel

    This paper introduces a new data source available for HRM researchers and personnel economists, the Linked Personnel Panel (LPP). The LPP is a longitudinal and representative employer-employee data set…

  6. ZEW/Prognos-Transportmarktbarometer // 2015

    3. Quartal 2015

    Vor allem der Straßengüterverkehr kann mit steigenden Transportmengen rechnen

    Die Entwicklung auf den deutschen Transportmärkten lässt in den kommenden sechs Monaten kaum Spielräume für Preiserhöhungen.…

  7. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2015

    Earnings Inequality

    Inequality has increased considerably in many Western countries over the past decades. When dealing with economic inequality as a research subject the question “inequality of what among whom?” arises. Analyses…