1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-041 // 2011

    Growth and Welfare Maximization in Models of Public Finance and Endogenous Growth

    The comparison between growth‐maximizing and welfare‐maximizing fiscal policy over the long run is a central issue in models of public finance and endogenous growth. It is also important from a policymaking…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-042 // 2011

    Understanding the Effects of Violent Video Games on Violent Crime

    Most psychological studies report a positive relationship between violent video game play and aggression. In line with that researchers and policy makers alike understand playing violent video games as…

  3. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2011

    Juli 2011

    • Deutlicher Rückgang der Erwartungen
    • EZB: Inflationserwartungen der Experten gesunken
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen trüben sich ein
    • Japan: Konjunkturerwartungen hellen sich auf
    • Großbritannien: Inflationserwartungen…
  4. ZEW Newsletter // 2011

    2011-06

    1. News
    2. Staff
      • Awards
      • Visiting Researchers
    3. Press Releases
    4. Recent Publications
      • Financial Market Report Switzerland
      • Financial Market Report CEE
      • Discussion Papers
      • ZEWnews
      • ZEW Gruendungsreport (ZEW Report on Firm Foundations)
      • ZEW…
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-040 // 2011

    The Impact of Informational Costs in Quantity Regulation of Pollutants: The Case of the European Emissions Trading Scheme

    The Kyoto Protocol mandates a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to countervail climate change. As a consequence, the EU has introduced the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) to achieve a reduction of…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-039 // 2011

    An Economic Analysis of Online Streaming: How the Music Industry Can Generate Revenues from Cloud Computing

    Music can be characterized as an information good and is therefore amenable to digitalization and copying through online sharing networks. Chances and risks arise from digitalization for the producers and right…

  7. ZEW/Prognos-Transportmarktbarometer // 2011

    1. Quartal 2011

    ZEW/ProgTrans-Umfrage unter Transportmarktexperten - Nachholeffekt im Güterverkehr nach der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise schwächt sich ab

    Der auch im Güterverkehr zu beobachtende "Nachholeffekt" nach der…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Oil Revenue Shocks and Government Spending Behavior in Iran

    Oil revenues play an important role in the political economy of Iran. On average, 60% of the Iranian government revenues and 90% of export revenues originate from oil and gas resources. Current international…