1. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2007

    Nr. 3 (September) - 2007

    • Nachlassende Konjunkturdynamik
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • ZEW-Finanzmarkttest: Ergebnisse der Augustumfrage 2007
    • Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft: Unternehmen beurteilen konjunkturelle Lage…
  2. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2007

    September 2007

    Experten unterstützen Klimaziele der EU

    Energiewirtschaft

    • EU: Unabhängiger durch Energieeffizienz und Liberalisierung

    Energiepreise

    • CO2-Preise zum Ende der ersten Handelsperiode unklar
    • Energiepreiserwartungen…
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-053 // 2007

    Self-Productivity in Early Childhood

    Self-productivity is a crucial feature in the process of skill formation. It means that skills and health acquired at one stage in the life cycle enhance skills and health formation at later stages. This paper…

  4. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2007

    September 2007

    • Erwartungen im Sog der Subprime-Krise
    • EZB: Einstimmigkeit bezüglich Zinserhöhungskurs bröckelt
    • USA: Baldige Zinssenkung erwartet
    • Japan: Mehrheit erwartet konjunkturellen Stillstand
    • Großbritannien: Bank of England…
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-050 // 2007

    Older Workers and the Adoption of New Technologies

    For the first time data of German ICT and knowledge intensive service providers are used to analyze the relation between the age structure of the workforce and the probability of adopting new technologies. The…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-052 // 2007

    Non-technological and Technological Innovation: Strange Bedfellows?

    Non-technological innovation is an important element of firms' innovation activities that both supplement and complement technological innovation, i.e. the introduction of new products and new processes. We…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-051 // 2007

    Duration and Intensity of Kindergarten Attendance and Secondary School Track Choice

    This paper investigates the relationship between kindergarten attendance and secondary school track choice in West-Germany. Our analysis is based on a panel of 12 to 14-year olds with information from age two…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-049 // 2007

    Bounds Analysis of Competing Risks: A Nonparametric Evaluation of the Effect of Unemployment Benefits on Migration in Germany

    In this paper we derive nonparametric bounds for the cumulative incidence curve within a competing risks model with partly identified interval data. As an advantage over earlier attempts our approach also gives…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-048 // 2007

    The Returns to Continuous Training in Germany: New Evidence from Propensity Score Matching Estimators

    The present paper examines the wage effects of continuous training programs using individual-level data from the German Socio Economic Panel (GSOEP). In order to account for selectivity in training…