1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-071 // 2010

    Competing internationally: On the Importance of R&D for Export Activity

    Export is an important factor for growth and welfare for small, open economies. Since R&D and innovation are also key factors of growth for an industrialized economy, it is interesting to analyze the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-070 // 2010

    Size, Value and Liquidity. Do They Really Matter on an Emerging Stock Market?

    The paper provides new evidence on the factors that explain stock returns on the emerging markets. It focuses on the largest and most developed of the Central and Eastern European markets, the Polish stock…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-069 // 2010

    Which Personnel Measures are Effective in Increasing Productivity of Old Workers?

    In most Western industrialised countries the workforce is ageing rapidly. If the productivity contributions of old workers are low, dealing with increasing shares of old employees could be decisive for the…

  4. Expertises // 2010

    Entwicklung globaler Emission Reduction Credit Systems bei Fehlen eines internationalen Folgeabkommens für das Kioto-Protokoll

    This paper analyses the state of climate policy in different countries and regions of the world. Possible supply and demand for emission reduction credits until 2020 is derived quantitatively in the PACE-model…

  5. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2010

    Jahrgang 9, Nr. 3, Oktober 2010

    IKT-Dienstleister sorgen für gute Stimmung im Wirtschaftszweig

    Im Wirtschaftszweig Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft hat sich die wirtschaftliche Lage im dritten Quartal 2010 gegenüber dem zweiten…

  6. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2010

    October 2010

    • Economic Outlook: Expectations Deteriorate in September
    • Eurozone: Economic Outlook More Pessimistic
    • USA: Interest Rate Expectations Surge
    • Japan: Economic Prospects Still Rather Negative
    • Great Britain: GBP Expected…
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-067 // 2010

    Industrial Ecology in Policy Making: What is Achievable and what is not?

    Industrial Ecology is a relatively new, interdisciplinary field of research, analysing the interaction between industrial activity and nature. Within this field, a multitude of instruments has been developed.…