1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-055 // 2020

    From Participants to Citizens? Democratic Voting Rights and Naturalization Behavior

    We study the causal effect of the possibility to vote on foreigners propensity to naturalize, a key indicator of successful integration. Based on Swedish administrative data and an institutional setting…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-054 // 2020

    Cost-Effcient Transition to Clean Energy Transportation Services

    Comprehensive global decarbonization will require that transportation services cease to rely on fossil fuels. Here we develop a generic life-cycle cost model to address two closely related questions central to…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-053 // 2020

    Birth Cohort Size Variation and the Estimation of Class Size Effects

    We show that in school systems with grade retention or redshirting, birth cohort size is negatively related to the grade-level share of students who are too old for their grade. This compositional effect gives…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-052 // 2020

    Complementary Bidding and the Collusive Arrangement: Evidence from an Antitrust Investigation

    A number of recent papers have proposed that a pattern of isolated winning bids may be associated with collusion. In contrast, others have suggested that bid clustering, especially of the two lowest bids, is…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-051 // 2020

    Internal Digitalization and Tax-Efficient Decision Making

    Our study investigates firms’ internal digitalizationas a crucial foundation for timely, data-driven decision making. We evaluate the association between digital infrastructure and improved decision making intax…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-050 // 2020

    The Effect of Childcare on Parental Earnings Trajectories

    We study the effect of childcare availability on child penalties. Using Swiss administrative data, we exploit the staggered opening od childcare facilities across municipalities in the canton of Bern. We find…

  7. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2020

    October 2020

    • Outlook for Chinese Economy Remains Very Positive: CEP Indicator Rises to 50.0 Points
    • 26 analysts participated in the October survey, which was conducted during the period 6 till 14 October 2020

  8. ZEW Newsletter // 2020

    2020-10

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