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  1. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Inequality, communication and the avoidance of disastrous climate change in a public goods game

    Environmental and Climate Economics
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    M&A Report // 2011

    June 2011

    • Revitalisation of the German M&A Market
    • China‘s Interest in the Financial Sector Undimmed
    • Merger Plans of Stock Exchange Operators
    • Takeover Rumours at ProSiebenSat.1
    • Cartel Collapses and M&A Activity
    • Private Equity…
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    Economics of Innovation and Industrial... M&A Financial Markets
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-038 // 2011

    Religion and the Shadow Economy

    Religion is increasingly acknowledged to be a cultural dimension which affects economic outcomes in different regards. This contribution focuses on religion’s possible impact on the size of the shadow economy.…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-037 // 2011

    Fiscal Stimulus and Distortionary Taxation

    We quantify the fiscal multipliers in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. We extend the benchmark Smets-Wouters (Smets and Wouters, 2007) New Keynesian model, allowing for…

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-036 // 2011

    Unmasking the Porter Hypothesis: Environmental Innovations and Firm-Profitability

    Environmental regulation. What economists usually associate with these words are barriers to competitiveness. The association of Porter (1991) and Porter and van der Linde (1995) is a different one. By relying…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
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    ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2011

    Nr. 2 (Juni) - 2011

    • Deutschland auf stabilem Kurs
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Maiumfrage 2011
    • Verschlechterung der Geschäftslage trübt die Stimmung im Wirtschaftszweig
    • Zur Stabilität des Spendenaufkommens bei…
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    Labour Markets and Social Insurance ZEW-Economic Report
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    Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2011

    June 2011

    • Financial Experts Expect Slowdown of Favourable Economic Situation
    • Eurozone: Declining Inflation Expectations
    • USA: Economic Outlook Appears Less Optimistic
    • Japan: Assessments of Economy Improve from Low Level
    • Great…
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    Pensions and Sustainable Financial... Eurozone United States
  8. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Vermögensabgaben aus ökonomischer Sicht - Eine quantitative Analyse unter Berücksichtigung aktueller politischer Reformvorschläge

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  9. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Fiskalische Kosten einer steuerlichen Förderung von Forschung und Entwicklung in Deutschland – Eine empirische Analyse verschiedener Gestaltungsoptionen

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  10. Expertises // 2011

    Lösungsansätze zur systemeffizienten Ausgestaltung der nationalen Mittelverwendung der Einnahmen aus der Versteigerung von Zertifikaten im Rahmen des EU-ETS

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  11. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    Can Regional Transfers Buy Public Support? Evidence from EU Structural Policy

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
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    Financial Market Report CEE // 2011

    June 2011

    • Stable Economic Expectations for CEE - Inflationary Risk Concerns Decline
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Improved Situation and Outlook
    • Croatia, Hungary, and Romania: Relaxed Inflation Concerns
    • Turkey:…
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    Pensions and Sustainable Financial... Slovakia Croatia