1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-033 // 2009

    Informal University Technology Transfer: A Comparison Between the United States and Germany

    Knowledge produced in the public sector has frequently been shown to be an important ingredient of economic growth and technological change. Most of the existing research puts emphasis on formal university…

  2. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2009

    Juli 2009

    • Optimismus nimmt weiter zu
    • EZB: Zinsen bleiben konstant
    • USA: Aufwärtstrend bei den Konjunkturerwartungen hält an
    • Japan: Konjunkturerwartungen erneut gestiegen
    • Großbritannien: Experten rechnen wieder verstärkt mit…
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-027 // 2009

    Nomination Contests:Theory and Empirical Evidence from Professional Soccer

    In many situations, applicants compete for a limited number of positions, and selection is based on perceived skill or talent, for example in hiring and promotion procedures or in nominations of election…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2009

    Social Preferences under Risk – An Experimental Analysis

    The literature on social preferences provides overwhelming evidence of departures from pure self-interest of individuals. Experiments show that people care about others' well-being and their relative standing.…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-032 // 2009

    The Effect of Subsidies on R&D Investment and Success – Do Subsidy History and Size Matter?

    Governments employ different instruments to support private R&D activities in order to increase firms’ R&D efforts and innovative performance. The most important measure used by the German Federal Government to…

  6. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2009

    Barriers to the mobility of heterogeneous labour in Germany