1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-116 // 2008

    Workers, Firms, or Institutions: What Determines Job Duration for Male Employees in Germany?

    How long workers stay in their jobs is of central importance for individuals’ work histories, employers’ personnel policies and the functioning of the labor market. Within and across industries, companies,…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-115 // 2008

    The Effect of Early Noncognitive Skills on Social Outcomes in Adolescence

    In this study we investigate the impact of early noncognitive skills on several outcomes during adolescence which are important for both educational and labour market success. Although noncognitive skills remain…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-114 // 2008

    Reforming Home Care Provision in Germany – Evidence from a Social Experiment

    Rising numbers of frail elderly and simultaneously shrinking numbers of informal carers pose a challenge to future viability of the mandatory and non-means-tested long-term care insurance in Germany (LTCI). In…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-113 // 2008

    Crowding out Informal Care? Evidence from a Social Experiment in Germany

    During the next decades, western societies at a varying speed face a demographic transition that more than doubles the number of elderly individuals in need of long-term care and that at the same time decreases…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-112 // 2008

    Matching of Individuals for Start-Ups – A Test of the O-Ring Theory

    Setting up a new firm is a complex process, which comprises many tasks. These different tasks require different qualifications. It can be expected that the required qualifications are provided by different…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-111 // 2008

    Does Innovation Stimulate Employment? A Firm-Level Analysis Using Comparable Micro-Data From Four European Countries

    There are different mechanisms through which product and process innovations can stimulate or destroy employment. This paper investigates whether a common pattern in the link between innovation and employment…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-110 // 2008

    Blockholdings and Corporate Governance in the EU Banking Sector

    Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in Continental Europe, ownership is widely dispersed in the United Kingdom. These differences have…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-109 // 2008

    The Role of Creative Industries in Industrial Innovation

    The paper empirically analyses the role of Creative Industries in affecting an economy’s innovation performance. We distinguish three such roles: First, Creative Industries are a major source of innovative ideas…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-108 // 2008

    The Political Economy of Corporate Tax Harmonization – Why Do European Politicians (Dis)like Minimum Tax Rates?

    Political representatives repeatedly argue that globalization might lead to a destructive competition which would result in a "race to the bottom" of corporate tax rates and an insufficient financial endowment…

  10. Branchenreport Innovationen // 2008

    2008 - Nahrungsmittel-, Getränke- und Tabakindustrie

    Jahrg. 16, Nr. 1, Januar 2009

    Die Nahrungsmittel- und Tabakindustrie verzeichnete im Jahr 2007 eine relativ gute wirtschaftliche Entwicklung mit steigenden Umsätzen. Die Innovationsaktivitäten zeigten…

  11. Branchenreport Innovationen // 2008

    2008 - Textil-, Bekleidungs- und Lederindustrie

    Jahrg. 16, Nr. 2, Januar 2009

    Die Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie ist nach dem Ernährungsgewerbe die zweitgrößte Konsumgüterbranche Deutschlands. Bedingt durch den Strukturwandel geht die Beschäftigtenzahl…