1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-032 // 2024

    Search on a Grid: Directed Consumer Search With Correlated Products

    The consumer search literature mostly considers independently distributed products. In contrast, I study a model of directed search with infinitely many products whose valuations are correlated through shared…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-030 // 2024

    Political Consequences of (Consumer) Debt Relief

    Many governments operate consumer debt relief programs, often timed to match the election cycle, but their political effects are not well understood. We ask if debt relief can influence elections in democracies.…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-029 // 2024

    Staggered Contracts and Unemployment During Recessions

    This paper studies the impact of downward wage rigidity on wage and employment dynamics after the outbreak of major recessions in Spain. Downward wage rigidity stems from collective agreements, which set…

  4. Unternehmensschließungen // 2024

    Mai 2024

    • Unternehmensschließungen 2023 – Starker Anstieg der Schließungszahlen im verarbeitenden Gewerb
  5. ZEW Monthly // 2024

    05/2024 – Health

    Health is more than just an individual asset that affects personal well-being; it is also of considerable importance for the German economy. In 2021, the health care market accounted for nearly 392 billion…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-028 // 2024

    Self-Interest and Support of Climate-Related Transport Policy Measures: An Empirical Analysis for Citizens in Germany and Sweden

    Based on data from broadly representative surveys among more than 1,400 citizens in Germany and Sweden, this paper empirically examines the support of different groups of climate-related (passenger) transport…

  7. Expertises // 2024

    IAB·ZEW Gründungspanelreport 2023

    Seit dem Jahr 2008 wird am ZEW das Gründungspanel als langfristiges Projekt mit unterschiedlichen Kooperationspartnern (2008 bis 2013 mit der KfW Bankengruppe als KfW/ZEW Gründungspanel, 2014 und 2015 als…

  8. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2024

    1. Quartal 2024

    • Optimismus in der Informationswirtschaft
    • DSGVO: Kritische Sicht der Unternehmen ändert sich im Zeitverlauf kaum
  9. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2024

    Mai 2024

    • Steigende Zuversicht durch positive Signale aus der Wirtschaft
    • Eurozone: Verbesserte Lageeinschätzung
    • USA: Sinkende Lageeinschätzung und Konjunkturerwartungen
    • China: Lagebewertung verbessert sich deutlich
  10. Refereed Journal // 2024

    The Tax Attractiveness of EU Locations for Corporate Investments: A Stocktaking of Past Developments and Recent Reforms

    In this paper, we illustrate the tax attractiveness of EU countries as investment locations over time in terms of effective average tax rates and evaluate potential tax reform options. Our quantitative…