1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-032 // 2017

    The Elasticity of Taxable Income: A Meta-Regression Analysis

    The elasticities of taxable (ETI) and broad income (EBI) are key parameters in optimal tax and welfare analysis. To examine the large variation in estimates found in the literature, I conduct a comprehensive…

  2. ZEW Newsletter // 2017

    2017-08

    1. News
    2. Personalia
      • Visiting Researchers
    3. Press Releases
    4. Recent Publications
      • ZEWnews English Edition
      • ZEW Discussion Papers
      • ZEW-Finanzmarktreport
      • ZEW Discussion Papers
      • Gutachten/Forschungsberi…
  3. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2017

    August 2017

    • Economic Sentiment for China Improves Slightly
    • 28 analysts participated in the August survey, which was conducted during the period 8 till 23 August 2017
  4. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2017

    September 2017

    • Stabiler Ausblick trotz Rückgang der Erwartungen
    • Euroraum: Konjunkturerwartungen gehen zurück
    • USA: Konjunkturaussichten verschlechtern sich
    • Japan: Konjunkturlage verbessert sich deutlich
    • Großbritannien:…
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-031 // 2017

    An Investigation of Record Linkage Refusal and Its Implications for Empirical Research

    Linking survey data to administrative records provides access to large quantities of information such as full employment biographies. Although this practice is becoming increasingly common, only a small number…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-030 // 2017

    ICT and Resilience in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Cross-Country Micro Moments Data

    ICT-intensive firms are often found to have a better performance than their non-ICTintensive counterparts. Along with investing in ICT capital they have to adapt their production and business processes in order…

  7. ZEWnews English edition // 2017

    07/08 - 2017

    • An “Energy Brexit” Would Hurt Britain More Than the European Union
    • How Cum-Ex and Cum-Cum Deals Led to Billions of Euros in Lost Tax Revenue
    • How Can German Cities Handle the Mad Dash for Nursery School Places?
    • Q&A…
  8. Refereed Journal // 2017

    Imputation Rules for the Implementation of the Pre-Unication Education Variable in the BASiD Data Set

    Using combined data from the German Pension Insurance and the Federal Employment Agency (BASiD), this study proposes different procedures for imputing the pre-unification education variable in the BASiD data. To…

  9. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2017

    Juli/August 2017

    • Ein „Energy-Brexit“ würde Großbritannien stärker schaden als der EU
    • Versorgungssicherheit steht im Fokus
    • Energiepreise stagnieren kurzfristig