1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-069 // 2024

    Linkedout? A Field Experiment on Discrimination in Job Network Formation

    We assess the impact of discrimination on Black individuals' job networks across the U.S. using a two-stage  eld experiment with 400+  fictitious LinkedIn pro les. In the  first stage, we vary race via…

  2. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2024

    Green Start-Ups

    New companies that lower the environmental damage associated with producing and consuming goods and services or that directly contribute to higher sustainability standards are crucial in the transition to a more…

  3. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2024

    An economic perspective on social entrepreneurship: Insights and policy implications

    Social entrepreneurship has an economic impact through its social purpose and the development and implementation of innovative business models that address social and environmental challenges. This chapter…

  4. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2024

    Public Subsidies and Venture Capital

  5. ZEW Monthly // 2024

    11/2024 – Financial Literacy

    Financial literacy is a key skill in today's world. It influences individual prosperity, which in turn has an impact on the national economy. In view of the increasingly complex financial world and the growing…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-077 // 2024

    The Misuse of China’s R&D Subsidies: Estimating Treatment Effects With One-Sided Noncompliance

    We investigate the misuse of R&D subsidies and evaluate its consequences for policy effectiveness. Developing a theoretical framework and using Chinese firm-level data for 2001-2011, we identify that 42% of…