1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-076 // 2007

    What Explains the Spread Between the Euro Overnight Rate and the ECB's Policy Rate?

    In this paper we employ a time series econometric framework to explore the structural determinants of the spread between the euro overnight rate and the ECB's policy rate (EONIA spread) aiming to explain the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-075 // 2007

    Mitarbeiteranreizsysteme und Innovationserfolg

    Wir diskutieren die Faktoren für eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung eines Systems des betrieblichen Vorschlagswesens und anderer Maßnahmen zur Stimulierung des Innovationserfolgs. Im Anschluss wird die Wirkung des…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2007

    Welfare Analysis of Fiscal Reforms: Does the Representation of the Family Decision Process Matter? Evidence for Germany

    We compare results of a tax reform analysis obtained with the collective and unitary models of household behaviour. We simulate real world microdata by means of a collective approach, using a compound procedure…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-074 // 2007

    Determinants of Child Care Participation

    When estimating the determinants of child care participation, the simultaneity in mothers' decision to work and in the decision to use child care is a major challenge. In this study, we provide evidence on the…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-073 // 2007

    Spillovers of Innovation Activities and Their Profitability

    Knowledge spillovers to competitors are regarded as an important aspect of the innovation process. While a company possibly benefits from incoming information on successful R&D conducted by other companies, a…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-072 // 2007

    Life Scientist Mobility from Academe to Industry: Does Academic Entrepreneurship Induce a Costly

    When academic researchers participate in commercialization using for-profit firms there is a potentially costly trade-off – their time and effort are diverted away from academic knowledge creation. This is a…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-071 // 2007

    The Effects of Multinationals' Profit Shifting Activities on Real Investments

    This paper investigates whether the size of multinationals' real investments in a high-tax country is affected by profit shifting activities. A simple theoretical analysis shows that tax rates abroad impact the…