1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-085 // 2008

    Exports and Profitability - First Evidence for German Manufacturing Firms

    Using unique recently released nationally representative high-quality longitudinal data at the enterprise level for Germany, this paper presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between…

  2. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2008

    November 2008

    • Switzerland: Economic Expectations Continue to Diminish Considerably
    • Eurozone: Extraordinary Interest Rate Cut due to Economic Risks
    • USA: Concerns Surrounding the Economy Are Rekindled
    • Japan: Experts View the…
  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2008

    R&D Intensities, International Profit Shifting, and Investment Decisions

    Multinationals have the opportunity to shift taxable profits to low tax countries by means of intragroup transactions. Although transfer prices must conform to the arm’s length standard, market prices are not…

  4. Financial Market Report CEE // 2008

    November 2008

    • Economic Expectations for CEE Diminish in the Maelstrom of the Financial Crisis
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Further Lessening of the Inflation Risks Expected
    • Hungary, Romania, and Croatia: Economic…