1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-019 // 2014

    M&A and the Tax Benefits of Debt-Financing

    The deductibility of interest expenses from the corporate tax base creates an incentive for acquiring companies to finance a takeover with debt. In this paper, I investigate the impact of profit taxation on the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-018 // 2014

    Access to Research Inputs: Open Science Versus the Entrepreneurial University

    Recent decades have seen a shift in academic research   towards the 'entrepreneurial university' model. Researchers   are encouraged to actively participate in innovation through   channels such as academic…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Measuring Fuel Poverty: General Considerations and Application to German Household Data

    Fuel poverty measurement consists of two independent parts: firstly, the definition of an adequate fuel poverty line, and secondly, techniques to measure fuel poverty. This paper reviews options for the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-016 // 2014

    The Own-Wage Elasticity of Labor Demand: A Meta-Regression Analysis

    Firms' labor demand responses to wage changes are of key interest in empirical research and policy analysis. However, despite extensive research, estimates of labor demand elasticities remain subject to…

  5. ZEW Newsletter // 2014

    2014-02

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • Competition and Innovation Summer School (CISS) 2014 (26.-31. Mai 2014, Turunc/Marmaris, Tuerkei)
      • Fifth Conference on Recent Developments in Macroeconomics (June 23-24, 2014)
      • 16th ZEW…
  6. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2014

    Januar/Februar 2014

    IT-Sicherheit in der Energieversorgung

    Energiewirtschaft: Versorgungssicherheit

    • Versorgungssicherheit mit Blick auf Strom
    • 2013 im Rückblick weniger schlecht als erwartet
    • Öl langfristig weiterhin am kritischsten

    Ener…