1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2017

    Why Does Emissions Trading under the EU ETS Not Affect Firms’ Competitiveness? Empirical Findings from the Literature

    Environmental policies may have important consequences for firms’ competitiveness or profitability. However, the empirical literature shows that hardly any statistically significant effects on firms can be…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-075 // 2017

    Mobile Applications and Access to Private Data: The Supply Side of the Android Ecosystem

    We analyze the data collection strategies of 65,000 developers in the market for mobile applications and track 300,000 applications over four years. Many apps belong to developers with multiple apps. This fact…

  3. Expertises // 2017

    Analysis of US Corporate Tax Reform Proposals and their Effects for Europe and Germany

    The project deals with the current US corporate tax reform proposal. Despite details being subject to change, a reduction in corporate tax rate and abolishment of the worldwide income system seems most likely.…

  4. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2017

    Produktivitätsparadoxon im Maschinenbau

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-074 // 2017

    The Organizational Design of High-Tech Startups and Product Innovation

    We investigate whether appointing a middle management level   affects startups’ innovation  performance. Additional hierarchical levels are often   suspected to restrict innovative activities.  However,…