1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-009 // 2019

    Different Counselors, Many Options: Career Guidance and Career Plans in Secondary Schools

    Career guidance assists students with the school-to-work transition. Based on a survey in secondary schools in Germany, we analyze career guidance activities and how these affect career plans. The take-up of…

  2. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2019

    April 2019

    • Konjunkturerwartungen steigen kräftig an
    • Eurozone: Konjunkturerwartunge steigen sprunghaft
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen steigen weiter
    • Japan: Einschätzung der Konjunkturlage verschelchtert sich weiter
    • Großbr…
  3. Expertises // 2019

    Integrationsfortschritte: Ergebnisse der zweiten Reallabor-Befragung von Asylsuchenden

    2016 fand die erste Reallabor Befragung von Geflüchteten in der Rhein-Neckar-Region zu einem breiten Themenspektrum statt. Ende 2017 wurden die Befragten erneut mit einer Follow-up-Umfrage kontaktiert, um den…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-008 // 2019

    Cluster Externalities, Firm Capabilities, and the Recessionary Shock: How the Macro-to-Micro-Transition Shapes Firm Performance During Stable Times and Times of Crisis

    In this paper, we examine the macro-to-micro-transition of cluster externalities to firms and how it is affected by the macroeconomic instability caused by the recessionary shock of 2008/2009. Using data from…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-007 // 2019

    Externalities in Knowledge Production: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

    Do contributions to online content platforms induce a feedback loop of ever more user-generated content or will they discourage future contributions? To assess this, we use a randomized field experiment which…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-006 // 2019

    Do Companies Benefit from Public Research Organizations? The Impact of the Fraunhofer Society in Germany

    Among available policy levers to boost innovation, investment in applied research organisations has received little empirical attention. In this paper, we analyse the case of the Fraunhofer Society, the largest…

  7. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2019

    Road transport and its potential inclusion in the EU ETS

  8. Expertises // 2019

    Effective Tax Levels Using the Devereux/Griffith Methodology - Update 2018

    The aim of this study is to determine effective tax rates for the 28 EU countries as well as Switzerland, Norway, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, USA, Canada and Japan. The calculation of domestic and…