1. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Competing Combinatorial Auctions

    We investigate whether revenue-maximizing auctioneers selling heterogeneous items will allow for combinatorial bidding in the presence of auctioneer competition. We compare the choice of auction format by two…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Incentives for labour-augmenting innovations in vertical markets: The role of wage rate

    This article analyses the link between the wage rate and the incentives to develop and adopt a labour-augmenting innovation in a vertical market. In a model where an upstream monopolist sells the innovation to…

  3. Expertises // 2021

    Fiskalische Wirkungen eines Mindestlohns von 12 Euro

    The present research report analyses the fiscal effects that would result from increasing the minimum wage to a level of 12 euros per hour. The calculations are carried out using the ZEW microsimulation model,…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

    Talking in a language that everyone can understand? Clarity of speeches by the ECB Executive Board

    Using novel data on speeches held by members of the European Central Bank’s Executive Board, we investigate whether monetary policy transparency has increased over time. With respect to the general public as the…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Experimenting with Open Innovation in Science (OIS) practices: A novel approach to co-developing research proposals

    Co-producing scientific research with those who are affected by it is an emerging phenomenon in contemporary science. This article summarizes and reflects on both the process and outcome of a novel experiment to…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Additionality or opportunism: Do host-country R&D subsidies impact innovation in foreign MNC subsidiaries?

    Host-country policies shape the incentives and opportunities of MNC subsidiaries to innovate. However, prior research largely ignores the agency of foreign MNC subsidiaries receiving government R&D subsidies…