1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-007 // 2006

    Combining Top-Down and Bottom-up in Energy Policy Analysis: A Decomposition Approach

    The formulation of market equilibrium problems as mixed complementarity problems (MCP)permits integration of bottom-up programming models of the energy system into top-down general equilibrium models of the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-006 // 2006

    Gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit? - Zum Zusammenhang zwischen Gewerkschaftsmitgliedschaft und Lohnstruktur in Westdeutschland 1985–1997

    Diese Arbeit untersucht den Zusammenhang zwischen dem gewerkschaftlichen Nettoorganisationsgrad als Maß für die Gewerkschaftsmacht und der Lohnstruktur in und zwischen Segmenten des deutschen Arbeitsmarktes in…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-003 // 2006

    Differentiation of Green Taxes: A Political-Economy Analysis for Germany

    In this paper we study political-economy determinants of the differentiation of environmental taxes between sectors. Using a common-agency model, we provide predictions on tax differentiation which are then…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-002 // 2006

    Heterogeneous Returns to Training: An Analysis with German Data Using Local Instrumental Variables

    Empirical work on the wage impact of training has noted that unobserved heterogeneity of training participants should play a role. The expected return to training, which partly depends on unobservable…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2006

    Competition in the public school sector: Evidence on strategic interaction among US school districts

    This paper provides evidence on strategic interaction among local school districts. The analysis makes use of a significant change in the institutional environment for school districts in Michigan in 1996,…

  6. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Vol. 79 // 2006

    Innovationspotenziale von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen

    Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) sind eine wichtige Stütze des Innovationsgeschehens in Deutschland. 95% aller innovierenden Unternehmen im verarbeitenden Gewerbe haben weniger als 500 Beschäftigte, in den…

  7. ZEW Economic Studies Vol. 34 // 2006

    Decentralised Government in an Integrating World

    The book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of the determinants of changes in the distribution of expenditure and revenue-raising powers among fiscal tiers in OECD countries. Using a new indicator of…

  8. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2006

    Mittelstand und berufliche Qualifizierung