1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-048 // 2014

    Screening Instruments for Monitoring Market Power in Wholesale Electricity Markets – Lessons from Applications in Germany

    While liberalization in energy markets has been a widely successful process all over the world, incumbents often still hold a dominant position. Thus, electricity wholesale markets are subject to market…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-047 // 2014

    Evidence on Book-tax Differences and Disclosure Quality Based on the Notes to the Financial Statements

    The German Accounting Law Modernization Act (BilMoG) represents a change in paradigm with regard to the traditionally close relationship between financial and tax accounting in Germany. At the same time,…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-043 // 2014

    Determinants of Self-Reporting Under the European Corporate Leniency Program

    We empirically investigate the determinants of self-reporting under the European corporate leniency program. Applying a data set consisting of 442 firm groups that participated in 76 cartels decided by the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-042 // 2014

    Direct and Indirect Effects of Weather Experiences on Life Satisfaction – Which Role for Climate Change Expectations?

    This paper deals with the effect of (i) damage experience from extreme weather events and (ii) expectations concerning future climate change on subjective wellbeing (SWB). We use data of a large representative…

  5. ZEW Newsletter // 2014

    2014-07

    1. News
    2. Staff
      • Visiting Researcher
    3. Press Releases
    4. Recent Publications
      IN ENGLISH
      • Financial Market Report Switzerland
      • ZEW Discussion Papers
      IN GERMAN
      • ZEWnews SEEK Special Edition
      • ZEW Finanzmarktreport (ZEW Financial Market…
  6. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2014

    2. Quartal 2014

    • Bei den Mediendienstleistern verbreitet sich wieder mehr Optimismus
    • Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien als Treiber im Innovationsprozess