1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-057 // 2008

    Unemployment Persistence: Is There Evidence for Stigma Effects?

    We present evidence for a highly significant interaction between state dependence in individual unemployment risk and the business cycle. The disadvantage from having been unemployed in the previous period is…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-056 // 2008

    Wirkung und Effizienz von Strafrecht: "Was geht?" - bei jungen Gewalttätern?

    Based on a theoretical framework on custodial and non-custodial sentencing, the paper provides econometric tests on the effectiveness of police, public prosecution and courts. Using a unique dataset covering…

  3. ZEW Economic Studies Vol. 40 // 2008

    Reform Options for the EU Own Resource System

    This study develops a reform proposal for the future revenue system of the EU budget. The findings strongly reject the idea that a reform based on an EU tax-based own resource would remedy current problems. …

  4. Expertises // 2008

    Study on Ship Management in Cyprus and in the European Union

    The vital importance of maritime transport has already been recognised in the White Paper of the European Commission on European transport policy as well as in the Community guidelines on State aid to maritime…

  5. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Vol. 89 // 2008

    Grenzsteuern, Arbeitsangebot und Wirtschaftswachstum

    Die Abgabenlast, die der Staat in Form von Steuern und Sozialabgaben seinen Bürgern aufbürdet, ist mit hohen Effizienzverlusten verbunden. Die daraus resultierenden Wachstums- und Beschäftigungsverluste werden…