1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-064 // 2020

    Elite Structure and the Provision of Health-Promoting Public Goods

    We compile biographical information on more than 5,000 Prussian politicians and exploit newly digitized administrative data to examine whether landowning and landless elites differ in the extent to which they…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-063 // 2020

    On the Determinants and Effects of Corporate Tax Transparency: Review of an Emerging Literature

    In response to discussions about large multinational enterprises’ tax planning activities, legislators around the world have adopted numerous regulations to increase corporate tax transparency. New settings and…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-062 // 2020

    The Effect of Unemployment Insurance Benefits on (Self-) Employment: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

    Although a relevant share of firms is created out of unemployment and current active labor market policies in Europe often subsidize unemployed individuals to start their own businesses, little is known about…

  4. ZEW Newsletter // 2020

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