1. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2010

    September 2010

    • Economic Outlook: Expectations Somewhat More Upbeat in August
    • Eurozone: Economic Expectations More Upbeat
    • USA: Interest Rate Expectations Decline Noticeably
    • Japan: Economic Outlook Deteriorates
    • Great Britain:…
  2. ZEW Newsletter // 2010

    2010-08

    1. Aktuell
    2. Call For Papers
      • Call for Papers: ZEW Workshop zum Thema "Recent Developments in Behavioural Microsimulation" (7.-8. Dezember 2010)
    3. Personalia
    4. Presse
    5. Neue Publikationen
      • ZEW-Finanzmarktreport
      • Finanzmarktrepo…
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-059 // 2010

    Expected Utility Theory and the Tyranny of Catastrophic Risks

    Expected Utility (EU) theory is not only applied to individual choices but also to ethical decisions, e.g. in cost-bene t analysis of climate change policy measures that a ect future generations. In this context…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-058 // 2010

    A Bayesian Approach to Determine the Impact of Institutions on the Unemployment Rate

    Large differences in the unemployment rates of industrialized countries and the underlying causes of unemployment have been subject of recurring discussion for a long time. Since the early 90's, labor and…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-057 // 2010

    Wirkungen eines Betreuungsgeldes bei bedarfsgerechtem Ausbau frühkindlicher Kindertagesbetreuung: Eine Mikrosimulationsstudie

    Publicly funded day care for children under the age of 3 is used less frequently in Germany compared to other (especially Nordic) countries. Supply of day care is still scarce for this age group. In order to…

  6. Expertises // 2010

    Die Bedeutung des Breitbandinternets für den Unternehmenserfolg

    The efficient usage of modern ICT strategies requires an efficient broadband infrastructure. The European Commission (EU 2020-strategy) therefore demands, as does the German Federal Government (broadband…

  7. Financial Market Report CEE // 2010

    September 2010

    • Economic Sentiment Indicators for Central and Eastern Europe Recover
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Higher Inflation Rates Predicted
    • Croatia, Hungary, and Romania: Outlook Improves Significantly
    • Special…
  8. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2010

    September 2010

    • Leichter Rückgang warnt vor Euphorie
    • EZB: Experten sehen keinen Anlass für Zinserhöhungen
    • USA: Experten gehen von einer Konjunkturdelle aus
    • Japan: Konjunkturerwartungen stabilisieren sich
    • Großbritannien: Stabile…
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-056 // 2010

    Cost Pass-Through in Strategic Oligopoly: Sectoral Evidence for the EU ETS

    The purpose of this paper is to analyse the cost pass-through potential, i.e. the ability of firms in German industrial sectors participating in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) to adjust output prices…