1. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Green start-ups and the role of founder personality

    Green start-ups play a vital role in the needed transition towards more environmentally sustainable economies. Yet our understanding of why some founders start green ventures and others do not remains…

  2. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2022

    Mai 2022

    • Konjunkturerwartungen verharren auf niedrigem Niveau
    • Euroraum: Erneuter Rückgang der Inflationserwartungen
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen verweilen auf niedrigem Niveau
    • China: Nach wie vor eingetrübter…
  3. Non-Refereed Journal // 2022

    The Civic Engagement and Social Integration of Refugees in Germany

    Civil society has played an important role in meeting the challenges of refugee migration in recent years. This commentary documents the importance of civic engagement for the integration of refugees by linking…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-011 // 2022

    The Rise of Process Claims: Evidence From a Century of U.S. Patents

    We document the occurrence of process claims in granted U.S. patents over the last century. Using novel data on the type of independent patent claims, we show an increase in the annual share of process claims of…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-010 // 2022

    Privatizing Disability Insurance

    Public disability insurance (DI) programs in many countries face pressure to reduce their generosity in order to remain sustainable. In this paper, we investigate the welfare effects of giving a larger role to…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-009 // 2022

    Green Start-Ups and the Role of Founder Personality

    Green start-ups play a vital role in the needed transition towards more environmentally sustainable economies. Yet our understanding of why some founders start green ventures and others do not remains…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-008 // 2022

    Climate Change Affectedness and Innovation in German Firms

    Eco-innovations are crucial for the mitigation of climate change effects. It is therefore important to know if the existing climate change regulations and carbon pricing are appropriate and sufficient to trigger…

  8. ZEW Newsletter // 2022

    2022-03

    1. News
    2. Calls for Papers
      • The German Labor Market in a Globalized World: Trade, Technology, and Demographics (24–25 June 2022)
    3. Press Releases
    4. Recent Publications
    5. IN ENGLISH
      • ZEW Discussion Papers
      IN GERMAN…