1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-026 // 2013

    GDP Mimicking Portfolios and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns

    This paper studies popular macroeconomic factors based on the gross domestic product (GDP) in a unified framework. Based on theoretical reasons, aggregate GDP as a measure of fundamental risk is an obvious risk…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-025 // 2013

    Linking Price and Quantity Pollution Controls under Uncertainty

    In some cases, linking of policies for the provision of international public goods can increase welfare on a global scale. One example is the international linking of national policies for the reduction of…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-024 // 2013

    Did Fukushima Matter? Empirical Evidence of the Demand for Climate Protection in Germany

    This paper investigates the extent to which the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of March 2011 has had an impact on the private demand for climate protection in Germany. On March 11, 2011 the Tohoku earthquake…

  4. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2013

    Juni 2013

    • ZEW-Index verharrt auf Vormonatsniveau
    • EZB: Keine höhere Inflationsrate erwartet
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen verbessern sich leicht
    • Japan: Weiterer Anstieg der Konjunkturerwartungen
    • Großbritannien:…
  5. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2013

    June 2013

    • Trend Reversal in Credit Suisse ZEW Indicator?
    • Further Eurozone Rate Cuts on the Radar Screen
    • Higher Gold Price Expected
    • Consistency on the Stock Market
    • Special Question: Asset Valuations
  6. Refereed Journal // 2013

    Environmental Innovation and Employment Dynamics in Different Technology Fields – An Analysis Based on the German Community Innovation Survey 2009

    The employment effects of environmental technologies are in the focus of politicians but studies analyzing these effects for different environmental innovation fields are rare. We use the 2009 wave of the…

  7. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    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 environmental…

  8. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    Linking Price and Quantity Pollution Controls under Uncertainty

    In some cases, linking of policies for the provision of international public goods can increase welfare on a global scale. One example is the international linking of national policies for the reduction of…