1. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2010

    November 2010

    • Erwartungen nahezu unverändert
    • EZB: Experten sehen stabile Geldpolitik in der Eurozone
    • USA: Finanzmarktexperten halten an pessimistischer Einschätzung fest
    • Japan: Experten rechnen mit einer Abwertung des Yen…
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-077 // 2010

    The Heterogeneous Effects of Training Incidence and Duration on Labor Market Transitions

    Training programs are an important tool of active labor market policy in Germany as in many other countries. There exist different types of training programs, but also important heterogeneities within a given…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-076 // 2010

    Pension Funds' Performance in Strongly Regulated Industries in Central Europe: Evidence from Poland and Hungary

    Following the proposal of the World Bank in the end of the 1990s, a number of Central European countries have extended their pay-as-you-go pension systems by a capital-market-based element in the form of…

  4. ICT Report // 2010

    2010

    Interaktiv, mobil, international – Unternehmen im Zeitalter von Web 2.0

    Web 2.0-Anwendungen wie Facebook und Twitter haben sich als Informations- und Kommunikationsmedien im privaten Bereich schon längst…

  5. Non-Refereed Journal // 2010

    Steigerung der Energieeffizienz in Deutschland: Das neue Energieeffizienzgesetz

    Comment on the German Federal Energy Efficiency Law of 2010/7/8

  6. Expertises // 2010

    The Fiscal Implications of Climate Change Adaptation

    Climate change will have an effect on the European Union. The repercussions will be regionally varied, with impacts on several sectors in the economy. Climate change has the particularity of being global with…

  7. Discussion and Working Paper // 2010

    Wirkungen eines Betreuungsgeldes bei bedarfsgerechtem Ausbau frühkindlicher Kindertagesbetreuung: Eine Mikrosimulationsstudie

    The paper simulates the impact of the proposed home care allowance for children of age 13- 36 months in Germany. We use the GSOEP to estimate a discrete choice model in which parents simultaneously decide on…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-075 // 2010

    Voluntary Giving and Economic Growth: Time Series Evidence for the US

    Given the substantial consolidation pressure in tax dependent government budgets, voluntary contributions play an increasing role in the financing of activities related to welfare, culture or education. There is…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-074 // 2010

    Long-Term Impacts of Environmental Policy and Eco-Innovative Activities of Firms

    This paper investigates two central questions. Are there long-term effects of regulation on innovation? Does the impact of different types of regulation differ by type of the environmental benefit of the…