1. Expertises // 2017

    Analysis of US Corporate Tax Reform Proposals and their Effects for Europe and Germany

    The project deals with the current US corporate tax reform proposal. Despite details being subject to change, a reduction in corporate tax rate and abolishment of the worldwide income system seems most likely.…

  2. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2017

    Produktivitätsparadoxon im Maschinenbau

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-074 // 2017

    The Organizational Design of High-Tech Startups and Product Innovation

    We investigate whether appointing a middle management level   affects startups’ innovation  performance. Additional hierarchical levels are often   suspected to restrict innovative activities.  However,…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-073 // 2017

    Intermediation in Peer-to-Peer Markets: Evidence from Auctions for Personal Loans

    I examine the role of intermediaries on the world's largest peer-to-peer online lending platform. This marketplace as well as other recently opened lending websites allow people to auction microcredit over the…

  5. ZEW Newsletter // 2017

    2017-12

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • 2018 ZEW Public Finance Conference: The Future of Fiscal Coordination in Europe
    3. Personalia
      • Appointments
      • Visiting Researcher
    4. Press Releases
    5. Recent Publications
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  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-072 // 2017

    Credit Constraints, Energy Management Practices, and Investments in Energy Saving Technologies: German Manufacturing in Close-up

    We analyze the drivers and barriers that influence investments increasing the energy efficiency of firms' production processes or buildings in the German manufacturing sector based on microdata. In particular,…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-071 // 2017

    Ratchet up or down? An Experimental Investigation of Global Public Good Provision in the United Nations Youth Associations Network

    From a current perspective the Paris Agreement is not sufficient to limit the global mean temperature below 2°C above pre-industrial level as intended. The Agreement stipulates that parties review, compare and…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-070 // 2017

    Matching Schemes and Public Goods: A Review

    Matching schemes, where a party matches the contribution of others, reduce the effective price of a good and aim to foster its demand. We review the empirical literature on the effectiveness of these schemes in…