1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    Capital Structure Choice and Company Taxation: A Meta-Study

    This paper provides a quantitative review of the empirical literature on the tax impact on corporate debt financing. Synthesizing the evidence from 46 previous studies, we find that this impact is substantial.…

  2. ZEW Newsletter // 2011

    2011-04

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • Call for Papers: Economic Methods in Competition Law Enforcement (June 24-25, 2011, Mannheim, Germany)
    3. Staff
      • Visiting Researchers
    4. Press Releases
    5. Recent Publications
      • ZEWnews English edition
      • Fina…
  3. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2011

    April 2011

    • Economic Expectations Brighten up Slightly
    • Eurozone: Interest Rate Expectations Surge Strongly
    • Great Britain: Outlook Points to Rising Rates
    • USA: Inflation Prospects Continue to Pick up
    • Japan: Diminished Growth…
  4. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2011

    Jahrgang 10, Nr. 1, April 2011

    Verschlechterung der Geschäftslage trübt die Stimmung im Wirtschaftszweig

    Im Wirtschaftszweig Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft hat sich die wirtschaftliche Lage im ersten Quartal 2011 gegenüber dem…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-027 // 2011

    Determinants of Eco-innovations by Type of Environmental Impact. The Role of Regulatory Push/Pull, Technology Push and Market Pull

    In recent years, several studies have identified determinants of environmental innovations. In most econometric studies, environmental innovations in general were analyzed, some distinguish between…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-026 // 2011

    Managerial Ownership, Entrenchment and Innovation

    Economic theory suggests that managers’ investment behavior differs from that of owners. On the one hand, managers might under-invest into R&D compared to owners for reasons of risk. R&D projects are typically…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-025 // 2011

    Netzzugang, Wettbewerb und Investitionen

    We analyze the role of different contract types and access regulation on innovation and competition in telecommunications. Within a standard duopoly model we show that ex-post access contracts less often lead to…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-024 // 2011

    Taxation, R&D Tax Incentives and Patent Application in Europe

    Innovation triggers positive effects on productivity and growth. It is therefore important to know whether taxation has an impact on research, development and innovation and whether taxation can be used as an…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-023 // 2011

    Dips and Floors in Workplace Training: Using Personnel Records to Estimate Gender Differences

    Life-long learning is considered necessary to sustain employability at older age in light of continuous changes in the labor market. Nevertheless, it is a challenge to sustain the training of employees…

  10. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-022 // 2011

    Geographical and Institutional Distances in Venture Capital Deals: How Syndication and Experience Drive Internationalization Patterns

    In the last decade, more than one third of worldwide venture capital investments have been crossborder deals. In many of these deals venture capitalists cross continents and/or invest in countries with different…

  11. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-021 // 2011

    The Market Value of Blocking Patent Citations

    Patent-based measures are the most frequently used indicators in empirical research on innovation and technological change. In particular, patent forward citations have become an established measure for the…