1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-001 // 2021

    Scientist’s Industry Engagement and the Research Agenda: Evidence From Germany

    The authors investigate the impact of industry engagement on the direction of academic science. They apply the framework of the research agenda to assess to which extent industry engagement shifts the costs and…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Dynamics of Overqualification: Evidence from the Early Career of Graduates

    This study analyses the persistence and true state dependence of overqualification, i.e. a mismatch between workers' qualifications and their jobs' educational requirements. Employing individual-level panel data…

  3. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2021

    January 2021

    • Expectations for China Continue to Rise: CEP Indicator stands at 54.9 points
    • 32 analysts participated in the January survey, which was conducted during the period 11 till 20 January 2021
  4. Refereed Journal // 2021

    The Political Economy of Euro Area Sovereign Debt Restructuring

    The establishment of a sovereign debt restructuring mechanism (SDRM) is one of the important issues in the academic debate on a viable constitution for the European Monetary Union (EMU). Yet the topic seems to…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Electric and conventional vehicle usage in private and carsharing fleets in Germany

    We use car-level micro data to provide empirical evidence on the usage of conventional and electric vehicles (EVs) in private and car sharing fleets in Germany. We shed light on both monetary and…

  6. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2021

    Februar 2021

    • Leichter Anstieg der Erwartungen trotz Lockdown
    • Eurozone: Leichter Anstieg der Konjunkturerwartungen
    • USA: Ausblick weiterhin optimistisch
    • Japan: Konjunkturerwartungen leicht verbessert
    • Großbritannien:…
  7. Refereed Journal // 2021

    International Taxation and Productivity Effects of M&As

    We investigate how changes in firm productivity after M&As are affected by differences in profit taxation between the target and the acquirer. We argue that tax differentials distort the efficient allocation of…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Do Digital Information Technologies Help Unemployed Job Seekers Find a Job? Evidence from the Broadband Internet Expansion in Germany

    This paper studies effects of the introduction of a new digital mass medium on reemployment of unemployed job seekers. We combine data on broadband internet availability at the local level with German individual…

  9. Refereed Journal // 2021

    The Legacy of State Socialism on Attitudes toward Immigration

    Does the politico-economic system affect preferences for immigration? In this study, I show that individuals exposed to life under state socialism have formed and persistently hold different attitudes toward…