1. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Skill Bias Magnified: Identifying the Role of International Technology Diffusion

    This paper studies whether innovations underlying skill-biased technical change diffuse internationally and thereby contribute to the increasing skill demand and inequality in other countries. Using a new…

  2. ZEW Newsletter // 2021

    2021-01

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  3. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Economic games: An introduction and guide for research

    Prosocial behaviors constitute vital ingredients for all types of social interactions and relationships as well as for society at large. Corresponding to this significance, the study of prosocial behaviors has…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-006 // 2021

    Open Innovation Deficiency: Evidence on Project Abandonment and Delay

    The concept of Open Innovation (OI) has breathed new life into both empirical research and industry practice concerned with distributed and collaborative modes of innovating. Certainly, the volume of OI research…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-005 // 2021

    What Will the OECD BEPS Indicators Indicate?

    As part of its action plan against base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), the OECD (2015) has proposed six indicators to measure profit shifting activity. These indicators add to past and ongoing efforts in…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-004 // 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…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-003 // 2021

    Outside Options Drive Wage Inequalities in Continuing Jobs: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

    The literature on wage bargaining so far mainly argues that unemployment benefits are relevant outside options for employees. This paper demonstrates that also a change in outside wage options drives wages in…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-002 // 2021

    Does Online Search Improve the Match Quality of New Hires?

    This paper studies the effects of the high-speed internet expansion on the match quality of new hires. They combine data on internet availability at the local level with German individual register and vacancy…