1. Refereed Journal // 2022

    The Interplay Between Product Innovation, Publishing, Patenting, and Developing Standards

    Firms use a variety of practices to disclose the knowledge generated by their R&D activities, including, but not limited to, publishing findings in scientific journals, patenting new technologies, and…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2022

    The heterogeneous effects of environmental taxation on green technologies

    This paper analyses the effectiveness of environmental taxation in stimulating the adoption of end-of-pipe and cleaner production technologies across manufacturing and mining firms between 2008 and 2014. We…

  3. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2022

    Juni 2022

    • Konjunkturerwartungen steigen leicht an, Ausblick bleibt pessimistisch
    • Euroraum: Lageeinschätzung verschlechtert sich
    • USA: Rückgang der mittelfristigen Inflationserwartungen
    • China: Lockdowns beeinträchtigen…
  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2022

    Minimum Wages and the Rise in Solo Self-Employment

    Solo self-employment is on the rise despite less favorable working conditions compared to traditional jobs. We show that the introduction of minimum wages in German industries led to an increase in the share…

  5. ZEW expert brief No. 22-04 // 2022

    Representing the Future in Aging Societies: Policy Implications of the Voting Age Reform in Germany

    Aging societies face a fundamental challenge: How to represent future oriented policies in the politics of today? Voting age reforms and, more generally, policies that encourage the participation of the youth in…