1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-008 // 2008

    Are Local Milieus the Key to Innovation Performance?

    This study investigates how local milieus foster innovation success of firms. We complement the common practice of linking firm performance indicators to regional characteristics with survey evidence on the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-007 // 2008

    A Comparative Study on the Role of Stochastic Trends in U.S. Macroeconomic Fluctuations, 1954-1988

    The paper attempts to provide an appropriate model specification for identifying technology and other macroeconomic shocks in a structural VAR framework. The investigation is conducted based on two seminal…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2008

    Internationalizing R&D Co-opetition: Dress for the Dance with the Devil

    Competitors can be valuable sources and partners for innovation activities. Against the background of international expansion of firms and increased international competition, the R&D collaborations with…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2008

    Regional Economic Stress as Moderator of Liability of Foreignness

    In this paper we develop optimized localization strategies for multinational firms to overcome their liability of foreignness by adding a regional dimension within a country. We explore conceptually whether…

  5. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2008

    Januar/ Februar 2008

    Kostengünstige Energieversorgung in der deutschen Politik vernachlässigt

    Energiewirtschaft

    • Klimaschutz nützt der Europäischen Union

    Energiepreise

    • Handel mit Emissionsrechten
    • Energiepreise steigen weiter – Kurze…
  6. Financial Market Report CEE // 2008

    February 2008

    • Economic Outlook for CEE Countries, Austria and the Eurozone
    • Strong Business Activity in Slovakia and the Czech Republic; Declining Economic Expectations in Poland
    • Good Current Economic Environment in Croatia;…
  7. ZEW-Innovationserhebung // 2008

    2007

    The ZEW Innovation Survey

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-006 // 2008

    Distributional and Behavioural Effects of the German Labour Market Reform

    We estimate the effects of the reform of the German Unemployment Insurance that replaced the wage related Unemployment Assistance with an income maintenance program and stronger means testing. We model the…

  9. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2008

    Februar 2008

    • Konjunkturerwartungen fallen weiter
    • EZB: Analysten erwarten Normalisierung der Inflation
    • USA: Konjunktursorgen nehmen weiter zu
    • Japan: Fortsetzung der Zinspause erwartet
    • Großbritannien: Konjunkturausblick weiter…
  10. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-005 // 2008

    Financial Constraints: Routine Versus Cutting Edge R&D Investment

    We analyze financial constraints for R&D, where we account for heterogeneity among investments which has been neglected in previous literature. According to economic theory, investments should be distinguished…