1. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2008

    Comparing and Evaluating Public Expenditure on Migration

  2. ZEW Documentation No. 08-01 // 2008

    Trends im Retail-Banking: Die Bankfiliale der Zukunft

    Kaum ein anderes Geschäftsfeld im deutschen Bankensektor hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren so dynamisch entwickelt wie das Retail-Banking. Bedrängt durch alternative Vertriebskanäle haben viele Filialbanken…

  3. ZEW Documentation No. 08-02 // 2008

    Regulatory Practice in the European Telecommunications Sector Normative Justification and Practical Application

    The telecommunications sector is characterized by economies of scale and scope, high sunk costs, and strong network effects. This combination may facilitate monopolization and abuse of market power. The…

  4. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2008

    Juni 2008

    • Verhaltener Ausblick
    • EZB: Inflationsrisiken im Blick
    • USA: Geldpolitik und Steuerschecks beleben die Konjunktur
    • Japan: Exporte profitieren von der Konjunkturbelebung in den USA
    • Großbritannien: Inflationsbericht…
  5. ZEWnews English edition // 2008

    No. 2 - 2008

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-030 // 2008

    Formal and Strategic Appropriability Strategies of Multinational Firms – A Cross Country Comparison

    International knowledge spillovers, especially through multinational companies (MNCs), have recently been a major topic of discussion among academics and practitioners. Most research in this field focuses on…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-029 // 2008

    Does Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Food Grant Consumers the Right to Know? Evidence from an Economic Experiment

    Opponents of the voluntary labeling scheme for genetically modified (GM) food products often argue that consumers have the "right to know" and therefore advocate mandatory labeling. In this paper we argue…