1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-043 // 2012

    Green Innovations and Organizational Change: Making Better Use of Environmental Technology

    That the successful use of process technology crucially depends on the right organizational infrastructure is known for a long time as well as the fact that the adoption of new process technology may need…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-041 // 2012

    What Explains the Decline in Wage Mobility in the German Low-Wage Sector?

    While the German wage structure has long been considered relatively stable at lower percentiles, the past two decades have seen a clear tendency towards more earnings inequality at the bottom end of the…

  3. Expertises // 2012

    FIRE for the Euro

    Government bond markets within the euro zone may have fallen victim to a selffulfilling crisis of confidence. A strategy of structural reforms and consolidation is unavoidable. But this strategy alone could be…

  4. Financial Market Report CEE // 2012

    July 2012

    • Economic Expectations for Central and Eastern Europe: Pessimism Returns
    • Economic Outlook for the CEE Region, Austria, and the Eurozone
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Bearish Stock Market Revision
    • Croatia,…
  5. ZEW Newsletter // 2012

    2012-06

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • MaCCI Law and Economics Conference on Net Neutrality and the Open Internet (October 25-26, 2012, Mannheim, Germany)
    3. Staff
      • Awards
      • Visiting Researchers
    4. Press Releases
    5. Recent Publications
      IN…
  6. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2012

    Innovationen: Zur technologischen Leistungsfähigkeit der Deutschen Industrie

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-040 // 2012

    The Impact of Corporate Taxes on Investment - An Explanatory Empirical Analysis for Interested Practitioners

    Investment behavior is influenced by corporate taxation. High taxes hinder investment, whereas low tax rates favor it, especially within a context of cross- border direct investment. This claim is backed by …

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-039 // 2012

    A Common Corporate Tax Base for Europe: An Impact Assessment of the Draft Council Directive on a CC(C)TB

    On March 16, 2011, the European Commission released the long-awaited Draft Council Directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB). With the Draft Council Directive the Commission aims to…

  9. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2012

    Juli 2012

    • Konjunkturerwartungen brechen ein
    • EZB: Baldige Zinssenkung wird wahrscheinlicher
    • USA: Moderates Wachstum setzt sich fort
    • Japan: Lageeinschätzung abermals verbessert
    • Großbritannien: Indikatoren zeigen abwärts
    • Sonderfr…