1. Expertises // 2013

    Adaptation to Climate Change in the Southern Mediterranean

    Adaptation to climate change in southern and eastern Mediterranean countries is particularly relevant because of the strong expected effects on the region and the sensitivity of important sectors like…

  2. Financial Market Report CEE // 2013

    February 2013

    • Strong Increase of Economic Sentiments for Central and Eastern Europe
    • Economic Outlook for the CEE Region, Austria and the Eurozone
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Bullish Stock Market Sentiments
    • Croatia,…
  3. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2013

    March 2013

    • Economic Outlook for Switzerland: 32-Month High
    • Current Economic Situation: Stable Assessment
    • Inflation Expectations: Gradually Rising
    • Interest Rates: Creeping up
    • Stock Market: Expectations Broadly Unchanged
    • Swiss…
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-009 // 2013

    Competitive Procurement Design: Evidence from Regional Passenger Railway Services in Germany

    A major reform of the German regional passenger railway services was established with the so called Regionalisierungsgesetz in 1996. As a consequence, regional passenger railway services have been procured by…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-008 // 2013

    How Can Pure Social Discounting be Ethically Justified?

    The evaluation of long-term eects of climate change in cost-benet analysis has a long tradition in environmental economics. Since the publication of the Stern Review in 2006 the debate about the "appropriate"…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2013

    On the Power of Childhood Impressions for Skill Formation - Initial Evidence and Unsettled Questions

    Manifold childhood impressions result from the interactions with adult caregivers and the environment. These impressions, be they beneficial or detrimental, shape individual skill formation and achievement over…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2013

    Quasi-hyperbolic Time Preferences and Their Intergenerational Transmission

    This study explores the intergenerational transmission of time preferences and focuses on the question which specific aspects of mother’s time preference are related to her preschool child’s ability to delay…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-007 // 2013

    Modeling Technological Change in Economic Models of Climate Change: A Survey

    The assessment of climate change mitigation policies mainly depends on three not mutually exclusive modeling decisions: First, the chosen discount rate, since costs are incurred today and long-term benefits…