1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-08 // 1999

    What's on their Mind: Do Exchange RateForecasters Stick to Theoretical Models ?

    Do financial market analysts use structural economic models whenforecasting exchange rates? This is the leading question analysedin this paper. In contrast to other studies we use expectations datainstead of…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-02 // 1999

    Existenzgründerpotentiale unter Arbeitsuchenden: Empirische Evidenz auf der Basis des Mikrozensus

    In April 1995, 5.3 million people in Germany were on the lookout for a new job opportunity. 177,000 or nearly 3% of those were searching for an opportunity to get self-employed. In this study the determinants of…