1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-018 // 2011

    Fiscal Policy and Growth with Complementarities and Constraints on Government

    Governments are subject to a number of constraints that affect their ability to set fiscal policy optimally. This paper considers two. Firstly, governments are inevitably imperfectly informed about the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-017 // 2011

    Effects of Age at School Entry (ASE) on the Development of Non-Cognitive Skills: Evidence from Psychometric Data

    In this paper, we examine how school enrollment at a relatively younger or older age in relation to age-based cut-off dates for school entry affects the development of non-cognitive skills. Specifically, we…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    The role of research orientation for attracting competitive research funding

    This article studies the role of research orientation for attracting research grants at higher education institutions in Germany. Traditionally research activities were funded by the institutions’ core budget.…

  4. ZEW Newsletter // 2011

    2011-03

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • Call for Papers: 9th ZEW Conference on the Economics of Information and Communication Technologies (June 27-28, 2011)
    3. Staff
      • Awards
      • Appointments
    4. Press Releases
    5. Recent Publications
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  5. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2011

    Nr. 1 (März) - 2011

    • Stabiles makroökonomisches Umfeld beflügelt die deutsche Wirtschaft
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Februarumfrage 2011
    • Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft weiterhin positiv gestimmt
    • Die…
  6. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2011

    March 2011

    • Economic Expectations Almost Unchanged
    • Eurozone: Economic Outlook Continues to Brighten up
    • USA: Rising Inflation Expected
    • Japan: Still no Interest Rate Hike on the Horizon
    • Great Britain: Economic Prospects Unchanged