1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-066 // 2021

    The Evolution of Educational Wage Differentials for Women and Men, from 1996 to 2019

    This paper studies the evolution of three higher education wage differentials from 1996 to 2019 in Germany, a period when significant changes in the educational composition of the workforce took place. Based on…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-065 // 2021

    Intermittent Versus Dispatchable Power Sources: An Integrated Competitive Assessment

    The cost and revenue earnings potential of alternative power generation sources has shifted considerably in recent years. Here we introduce the concept of Levelized Profit Margins (LPM) to capture the changing…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-064 // 2021

    The Economic and Climate Value of Flexibility in Green Energy Markets

    This paper examines how enhanced flexibility across space, time, and a regulatory dimension affects the economic costs and CO2 emissions of integrating large shares of intermittent renewable energy from wind and…

  4. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2021

    Oktober 2021

    • Konjunkturerwartungen sinken erneut, Lageeinschätzung verbessert sich
    • Euroraum: Erwartungen sinken deutlich
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen deutlich nach unten revidiert
    • China: Konjunkturaussichten…
  5. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2021

    Analysen zu Kosten und Erträgen von Fachwechsel und Studienabbruch

    The research project "Analyses of costs and returns to subject change and university dropout" (AKEFS) examines select causes and economic consequences of changing the field of study or leaving university without…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-063 // 2021

    Centralized Procurement and Delivery Times: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Italy

    We study how delivery times and prices for hospital medical devices respond to the introduction of centralized procurement. Our identification strategy leverages a legislative change in Italy that mandated…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2021

    The effect of early childhood education and care services on the integration of refugee families

    Devising appropriate policy measures to integrate refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This paper focuses on the integration of families seeking asylum in Germany between 2013 and 2016. Exploiting…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2021

    The climate and health benefits from intensive building energy efficiency improvements

    Intensive building energy efficiency improvements can reduce emissions from energy use, improving outdoor air quality and human health, but may also affect ventilation and indoor air quality. This study examines…