1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2019

    Conceptual and political foundations for examining the interaction between nature and economy

    The aim of this paperis to contribute toan innovative agenda in the field of Environmental Economics. The paper focusses on a conceptual and political perspective on the interactions between nature and…

  2. ZEW policy brief No. 19-07 // 2019

    Wärmewende im Gebäudesektor: Lasst den CO2-Preis wirken

    More than 80 per cent of the individual energy consumption of households in Germany is used for heating and hot water. Since the majority of installed heating systems still run on fossil fuels, the buildings…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-049 // 2019

    The Long-Term Costs of Government Surveillance: Insights from Stasi Spying in East Germany

    We investigate the long-run effects of government surveillance on civic capital and economic performance, studying the case of the Stasi in East Germany. Exploiting regional variation in the number of spies and…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-048 // 2019

    Do Job Creation Schemes Improve the Social Integration and Well-Being of the Long-Term Unemployed?

    In this paper we analyze the effects of a German job creation scheme (JCS) on the social integration and well-being of long-term unemployed individuals. Using linked survey and administrative data for…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-047 // 2019

    Bank Mergers in the Financial Crisis – A Competition Policy Perspective

    We analyze a large merger in the Dutch banking market during the financial crisis using disaggregated data. Based on a merger simulation model, we evaluate merger-induced changes in the interest rates for…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-046 // 2019

    The Political Economy of Multilateral Lending to European Regions

    We study the political economy of allocation decisions within a major state investment bank. Our focus is the European Investment Bank (EIB) – “The Bank of the EU” – which is the largest multilateral lending…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-045 // 2019

    Schutz der Robo Advisor vor Marktbarrieren: Zugriffsrechte auf Banken-Schnittstellen?

    The development of Robo Advice offers bank-independent FinTechs the opportunity to capture shares of the market for investment advice, brokerage and the management of financial instruments. In the long run,…

  8. Discussion and Working Paper // 2019

    The Effect of Early Childhood Education and Care Services on the Social Integration of Refugee Families

    Devising appropriate policy measures for the integration of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This paper focuses on the social integration of families seeking asylum in Germany between 2013 and…