1. Refereed Journal // 2017

    Zum Stromkonsum von Haushalten in Grundsicherung: Eine empirische Analyse für Deutschland

    In diesem Aufsatz werden Stromkonsum und Stromkosten von Haushalten in Grundsicherung in Deutschland untersucht. Dazu wird ein Datensatz ausgewertet, der mehr als 19.500 Haushalte mit Leistungsbezug nach SGB II…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2017

    Mind the Gap: The Difference between U.S. and European Loan Rates

    We analyze differences in the pricing of syndicated loans between U.S. and European loans. For credit lines, U.S. borrowers pay significantly higher spreads, but also lower fees, resulting in similar total costs…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2017

    ICT and Global Sourcing - Evidence for German Manufacturing and Service Firms

    This paper analyses the relevance of information and communication technologies (ICT) for firms’ probability of global sourcing of inputs. Using firm-level data from Germany in 2009, which include mainly small…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2017

    Innovation, Creative Destruction, Structural Change: Firm-level Evidence from European Countries

    The shift of employment from lower to higher productive firms is an important driver for structural change and industry dynamics. We investigate this reallocation in terms of employment gains and losses from…

  5. ZEW Newsletter // 2017

    2016-10

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • Annual Conference of the Leibniz ScienceCampus MaCCI
      • Conference on the Role of the Firm in the Labor Market
    3. Staff
      • Awards
      • Guests at ZEW
      • Visiting Researchers
    4. Press…