1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-069 // 2014

    Short-run Fertility Effects of Parental Leave Benefits: Evidence from a Structural Model

    Based on a structural model of fertility and female labour force supply with unobserved heterogeneity and state dependence, we evaluate the 2007 reform of parental leave benefits in Germany, which replaced a…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-068 // 2014

    Completed Fertility Effects of Family Policy Measures: Evidence from a Life-Cycle Model

    We estimate a structural life-cycle model of fertility and female labour supply and use it to evaluate the effects of a number of key family policy measures based on data for Germany. Parental leave benefits,…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-067 // 2014

    The Phillips Curve: (In)stability, the Role of Credit, and Implications for Potential Output Measurement

    The path of output prior to the financial and economic crisis turned out to be not sustainable and lower than previously estimated in some European crisis countries. Specifically, the output gaps have been…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-066 // 2014

    Overleveraging in the Banking Sector: Evidence from Europe

    Overleveraging of the banking sector has been considered as one of the main causes of the 2007-09 financial crisis and the subsequent great recession. It was also of major concern for the subsequent BIS…

  5. ZEW Newsletter // 2014

    2014-09

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • Conference on National Systems of Entrepreneurship (November 21-22, 2014)
    3. Staff
      • Visiting Researcher
    4. Press Releases
    5. Recent Publications
      IN ENGLISH
      • ZEWnews SEEK Special Edition
      • ZEW policy brief
      • Financia…
  6. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2014

    2014 - Erwartungen an Wirtschaft und Politik

  7. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2014

    October 2014

    • Negative Economic Outlook for First Time in Long While
    • Interest-Rate Expectations Reflect the Economic Outlook
    • Inflation Apparently Not an Issue
    • US Dollar Expected to Appreciate
    • Bullish Stock-Market Expectations…
  8. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2014

    Oktober 2014

    • Abwärtstrend des ZEW-Index deutlich gebremst
    • EZB: Leitzinssenkung lässt auch Zinserwartung sinken
    • USA: Wirtschaftslage verbessert sich weiter
    • Japan: Lageeinschätzung verschlechtert sich erneut
    • Großbritannien:…