1. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2014

    Dezember 2014

    • Erster Zugewinn seit Jahresbeginn
    • EZB: Inflationserwartungen erneut gefallen
    • USA: Anstieg der kurzfristigen Zinsen erwartet
    • Japan: Erwartungen reagieren positiv auf angekündigten Konjunkturstimulus
    • Großbritannien:…
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-097 // 2014

    Knowing that You Matter, Matters! The Interplay of Meaning, Monetary Incentives, and Worker Recognition

    We manipulate workers’ perceived meaning of a job in a field experiment. Half of the workers are informed that their job is important, the other half are told that their job is of no relevance. Results show that…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-096 // 2014

    A Field Experiment in Motivating Employee Ideas

    We study the effects of a field experiment designed to motivate employee ideas, at a large technology company. Employees were encouraged to submit ideas on process and product improvements via an online system.…

  4. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2014

    December 2014

    • Rebound in Sentiment
    • Most Analysts Expect an Unchanged Inflation Rate
    • Fewer Analysts Expect Long-Term Interest Rate to Rise
    • Euro Falls, but Expectations of an Appreciation Rise
    • Stock Market Rebound Boosts Confidence
  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Combining International Cap-and-Trade with National Carbon Taxes

    This paper examines the effects of combining an international cap-and-trade scheme with national carbon taxes. We consider a two-country stochastic partial equilibrium model with log-normally distributed…