1. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2020

    3. Quartal 2020

    • Konjunkturelles Klima hellt sich leicht auf
    • Unternehmen verzeichnen Digitalisierungsschub während der Corona-Pandemie
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-058 // 2020

    Short-Term Impacts of Carbon Offsetting on Emissions Trading Schemes: Empirical Insights from the EU Experience

    The Paris Agreement established a new mechanism by which a country can offset some of its emissions reductions in other countries. Its design is still under negotiation. While taking advantage of cheaper…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-057 // 2020

    Incumbency and Expectations of Fiscal Rule Compliance: Evidence from Surveys of German Policy Makers

    In this paper, we analyze politicians’ expectations about future compliance with a fiscal rule, and in particular the dependence of the expectations on their role in parliament (opposition vs. incumbent…

  4. ZEW Documentation No. 20-02 // 2020

    Digitalisierung und Wandel der Beschäftigung (DiWaBe) - Eine Datengrundlage für die interdisziplinäre Sozialpolitikforschung

    Die Digitalisierung der Arbeitsprozesse schreitet immer weiter voran. Im Produktionsbereich finden sich zunehmend über das Internet der Dinge vernetzte Wertschöpfungsketten in Form von Smart Factories und…

  5. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2020

    Läuft – Nudging und Verhaltenswissenschaften im Gesundheitswesen

  6. Expertises // 2020

    Klimawandel in Deutschland: Risikowahrnehmung und Anpassung in privaten Haushalten 2020

    From the 18th of May to the 14th of June 2020, German households were surveyed on the subject of climate change in the course of the project 'Evaluation of German Climate Protection and Adaptation Practice'…

  7. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2020

    Long run consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on social inequality

    The COVID-19 pandemic is seriously affecting social inequality, the long-run distribution of resources, and equality of opportunity on several dimensions. Here, we focus on one important channel of these long…

  8. M&A Report // 2020

    November/December 2020

    • ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index Shows First Signs of Recovery Since August 2019
    • Changes in the Pharmaceutical Industry Lead to Record Levels of M&A Activity
    • Buyers or Targets – Who Has More Pricing Power in M&A…
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-056 // 2020

    Money Also Is Sunny in a Retiree’s World

    This paper shows that labor income plays an important positive role for the decision to work after retirement. Especially individuals who have the chance to substantially supplement their pension entitlements…