1. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2007

    December 2007

    • Current Economic Situation and Expectations Worsen in November
    • Eurozone: Inflationary and Economic Risks
    • United States: Further Interest-Rate Cuts Expected
    • Japan: Experts Anticipate Rising Inflation
    • Great Britain:…
  2. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2007

    Jahrgang 6, Nr. 4 , Dezember 2007

    Konjunktur bei Dienstleistern der Informationsgesellschaft stabilisiert sich

    Die konjunkturelle Lage bei den Dienstleistern der Informationsgesellschaft hat sich im vierten Quartal 2007 stabilisiert. Der ZEW-IDI…

  3. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2007

    Nr. 4 (Dezember) - 2007

    • Konjunkturaussichten Deutschland: Die Risiken haben zugenommen
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Novemberumfrage 2007
    • Stimmung und Erwartungen der Dienstleister trüben sich ein
    • Institutionelle…
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-069 // 2007

    Exports and Productivity - Comparable Evidence for 14 Countries

    We use comparable micro level panel data for 14 countries and a set of identically specified empirical models to investigate the relationship between exports and productivity. Our overall results are in line…

  5. Financial Market Report CEE // 2007

    December 2007

    • Pessimistic Economic Expectations for the CEE Region Prevail
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Less Dynamic Economic Development Starting From a High Level
    • Croatia, Hungary, and Romania: Situation and…
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-068 // 2007

    Projecting the Medium-Term: Outcomes and Errors for GDP Growth

    The focus of this paper is the evaluation of a very popular method for potential output estimation and medium-term forecasting— the production function approach—in terms of predictive performance. For this…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-067 // 2007

    Price Discovery for Cross-Listed Securities from Emerging Eastern European Countries

    This study provides empirical evidence verifying the theory of price discovery for Eastern European enterprises based on their cross-listing on Western European exchanges. Despite the fact that the crosslisting…

  8. Monograph // 2007

    Empirical Studies on Aspects of Education Inequality in Germany. Dissertation an der Leibniz Universität Hannover

    This dissertation considers aspects of education inequality in Germany. The German education system is known to produce relatively high education inequality, particularly as a result of selecting pupils into…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-066 // 2007

    Firm Acquisitions and Technology Strategy: Corporate versus Private Equity Investors

    Over the last few years, worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have increased sharply both in terms of value and volume. This development has not only been driven by corporate acquirers but also to an…