1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2012

    Ageing and Skills: A Review and Analysis of Skill Gain and Skill Loss Over the Lifespan and Over Time

    The relationship between ageing and skills is becoming an important policy issue, not least in the context of population ageing. Data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies…

  2. Financial Market Report CEE // 2012

    April 2012

    • Major Improvement of Economic Expectations for the CEE Region
    • Economic Outlook for the CEE Region, Austria, and the Eurozone
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Further Increase of Economic Sentiments
    • Croatia,…
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-022 // 2012

    Backwards Integration and Strategic Delegation

    The acquisition of ownership rights by a firm in its suppliers is a common feature in various industries. Often, these acquisitions are reduced to a participation in the target's cash flow, and not associated…

  4. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2012

    Schuldenbremse

  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2012

    On the Obligation to Provide Environmental Information in the 21st Century – Empirical Evidence from Germany

    We analyze the stability of ambiguity preferences experimentally, by repeatedly eliciting ambiguity attitudes towards multiple 3-color Ellsberg urns over a period of two months. 57% of the choices show stable…

  6. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2012

    March 2012

    • Economic Outlook for Switzerland: Expectations Improved Solidly, but Remain at Depressed Levels
    • Current Economic Situation: Indicator Remains Unchanged
    • Inflation Expectations: Stability Expected
    • Short-Term Interest…