1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-108 // 2013

    Return and Risk of Human Capital Contracts

    Human capital contracts give private investors the right to a share of students' future earnings in return for a financial contribution during their studies. Although still rarely used, human capital contracts…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-107 // 2013

    Causal Effects on Employment After First Birth – A Dynamic Treatment Approach

    The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus…

  3. ZEW-Gründungsreport // 2013

    Jahrgang 13, Nr. 1, Dez. 2013

    • Weiterer Einbruch der Gründungstätigkeit
    • Durchschnittsalter der Gründer steigt
    • Die Hausbankentscheidung junger Unternehmen
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-106 // 2013

    Fiscal Integration in the Eurozone: Economic Effects of Two Key Scenarios

    The 2008-09 crisis has shown that some euro area member countries were unable to sufficiently stabilize their economies which has given rise to a debate about deeper fiscal integration in Europe. In this paper,…

  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    Who drives smart growth? The contribution of small and young firms to inventions in sustainable technologies

    Concentrating on sustainable patenting as an indicator for inventions in sustainable, green technologies, this study first presents the overall development in sustainable patenting at the European Patent…

  6. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    Changing forces of gravity: how the crisis affected international banking

    The global financial crisis has brought to an end a rather unprecedented period of banks’ international expansion. We analyze the effects of the crisis on international banking. Using a detailed dataset on the…