1. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2014

    Januar 2014

    • Konjunkturoptimismus setzt sich fort
    • EZB: Konstantes Zinsniveau erwartet
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen stark verbessert
    • Japan: Konjunkturlage etwas verbessert
    • Großbritannien: Konjunkturelle Lage erneut freundlicher
    • Sond…
  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Trade, Tasks, and Training: The Effect of Offshoring on Individual Skill Upgrading

    We offer a theoretical explanation and empirical evidence for a positive link between increased offshoring and individual skill upgrading. Skill upgrading takes the form of on-thejob training, complementing the…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2014

    Energy Intensity Developments in 40 Major Economies: Structural Change or Technology Improvement?

    This study analyzes energy intensity trends and drivers in 40 major economies using the WIOD database, a novel harmonized and consistent dataset of input-output table time series accompanied by…

  4. Monograph // 2014

    Advances in Non-Linear Economic Modeling

    In recent years non-linearities have gained increasing importance in economic and econometric research, particularly after the financial crisis and the economic downturn after 2007. This book contains…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2014

    Nice Guys Finish Last: Do Honest Taxpayers Face Higher Tax Rates?

    This paper examines the relationship between 'tax morale' and tax policy. Using a unique cross-country data set based on the World Values Survey and the World Tax Indicators, we nd that income groups with…