1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-075 // 2013

    Modelling Production Cost Scenarios for Biofuels and Fossil Fuels in Europe

    Competitive production costs compared to conventional fuels are imperative for biofuels to gain market shares, as current tax advantages for biofuels are only temporary. Comparing production costs of different…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-074 // 2013

    Die Arbeitsmarktanalyse in der wirtschaftspolitischen Beratung des Sachverständigenrates

    This paper overviews labor market analyses presented in the annual reports of the German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE). During the previous decades this topic has taken center stage due to the high and…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2013

    Formal and Informal Technology Transfer from Academia to Industry: Complementarity Effects and Innovation Performance

    Literature has identified formal and informal channels in university knowledge and technology transfer (KTT). While formal KTT typically involves a legal contract on a patent or on collaborative research…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-073 // 2013

    Environmental Innovations and Profitability: How Does it Pay To Be Green?

    The achievement of the goals set by the broad 10-year growth strategy "Europe 2020" of the European Commission, aiming by 2020 at a smart, sustainable and more inclusive economy, is intertwined with improvements…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-072 // 2013

    Patent Litigation in Europe

    We compare patent litigation cases across four European jurisdictions – Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the UK – covering cases filed during the period 2000-2008. For our analysis, we assemble a new…

  6. ZEW Newsletter // 2013

    2013-09

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • Third International BIBB/IAB/ZEW Conference on "Changing Tasks - Consequences for Inequality" (Nuremberg, May 26-28, 2014)
    3. Staff
      • Awards
      • Vocational Training at ZEW
      • Visiting Researchers
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