1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-049 // 2006

    The Impact of Country-Specific Economic Developments on ECB Decisions

    The confidence that financial markets are able to discipline the debt behaviour of governments in the euro area is not very high. One possible reason could be that the European Central Bank accepts all European…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-048 // 2006

    An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Patents and Secrecy on Knowledge Spillovers

    Theoretical considerations suggest that secrecy reduces spillovers almost completely through non-disclosure, while the disclosure requirement of patents generates some spillover and at the same time allows…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-046 // 2006

    Market Discipline and the Use of Government Bonds as Collateral in the EMU

    The confidence that financial markets are able to discipline the debt behaviour of governments is not very high. Therefore, the Stability and Growth Pact has been implemented as an institutional constraint to…

  4. ZEWnews English edition // 2006

    No. 3 - 2006

    • New ZEW DocNet Qualifies Talented Young Researchers
    • Fiscal Policy in the new EU States: Baltic States and Slovenia Frontrunners
    • Cultural Stumbling Blocks to the Internationalisation of Innovations
    • Wage Inequality…
  5. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2006

    R&D Activities in the German Business Sector

  6. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2006

    Innovation in Firms

  7. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2006

    Technology-based Start-ups

  8. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2006

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