1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-056 // 2014

    Voting for Burden Sharing Rules in Public Goods Games

    In this experiment, we endogenize the choice of which contribution scheme is implemented in a public goods game. We investigate three rule-based contribution schemes. In a first step, players agree on a common…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-055 // 2014

    On the Performance of Rule-Based Contribution Schemes Under Endowment Heterogeneity

    We experimentally test different rule-based contribution mechanisms in a repeated 4-player public goods game with endowment heterogeneity and compare them to a VCM, distinguishing between a random- and an…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-060 // 2014

    Consistent or Balanced? On the Dynamics of Voluntary Contributions

    We investigate the dynamic effects of a charitable lottery and an income tax on donations. The analysis is based on a two-round dictator game with the subject’s charity of choice as recipient and additional…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-057 // 2014

    Registered Cartels in Austria – Coding Protocol

    In the period following WW II. until the country accessed the European Union, cartels were legalized in Austria, upon registration with the Austrian Cartel Court. We obtained access to the registration data, and…

  5. ZEW Newsletter // 2014

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  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-053 // 2014

    A Viable Insolvency Procedure for Sovereigns (VIPS) in the Euro Area

    A mechanism to restructure the debt of an insolvent euro country is a missing element in the emerging institutional architecture of the euro area. The introduction of an insolvency procedure for sovereigns faces…

  7. Expertises // 2014

    Firm Growth, Innovation and the Business Cycle. Background Report for the 2014 Competitiveness Report

    European policy regards innovation as an engine for growth. Measures to encourage the development and diffusion of new technologies are seen as a suitable instrument to promote employment in Europe. This…