1. ZEW policy brief No. 18-03 // 2018

    The ‘Diesel’ Debate: Economic Policy Recommendations

    Diesel technology and the harm that its use causes in the form of local and global pollutant emissions have long been in the focus of environmental policy debates. Even the option of imposing driving bans on…

  2. ZEW policy brief No. 18-02 // 2018

    Verteilungswirkungen der Reformpläne der Großen Koalition: Rentner und Familien sind die Hauptprofiteure

    Germany’s stable economic growth of the past years has led to a budget surplus, which the newly-formed Grand Coalition now plans to use, for instance, to reduce the burden on broad levels of the population.…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Non-binding Restrictions, Cooperation, and Coral Reef Protection: Experimental Evidence from Indonesian Fishing Communities

    We conduct a framed field experiment in Indonesian fishing communities, with an eye towards evaluating alternative decision-making processes for setting extraction restrictions to preserve coral reef fisheries…

  4. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2018

    April 2018

    • Konjunkturerwartungen trüben sich deutlich ein
    • Eurozone: Konjunkturerwartungen verschlechtern sich deutlich
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen gehen stark zurück
    • Japan: Konjunkturausblick trübt sich erneut ein
    • Gro…
  5. German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report) // 2018

    First Quarter - 2018

    • Lower Optimism at the Start of the Year
    • DIFI Below Zero Despite a Continuation of the Favourable Financing Conditions
    • Where are the Markets Heading for Retail Property Financing?
    • Rising Costs for Bank Bonds
    • Special…