1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-036 // 2020

    Capital Incentive Policies in the Age of Cloud Computing: An Empirical Case Study

    The following paper assesses whether current policy environments are appropriate for the emergence of cloud computing technology. In particular, this research uses firm-level data for Germany and the UK to…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Cross border tax evasion after the common reporting standard: game over?

    We study the short-term effect of the first global multilateral standard for the automatic exchange of information (AEOI), the so-called Common Reporting Standard (CRS), on cross-border tax evasion. Employing…

  3. Expertises // 2020

    The Implication of School Admission Rules for Segregation and Educational Inequality

    In this research project we investigate how the design of school assignment rules affects social segregation and its implications for social inequality. The context of our study is the Hungarian school system,…

  4. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2020

    August 2020

    • Expectations for Chinese Economy Decline Slightly: CEP indicator declines to 26.1 points
    • 24 analysts participated in the August survey, which was conducted during the period 3 till 12 August 2020
  5. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2020

    September 2020

    • Konjunkturerwartungen steigen erneut deutlich, Lage bleibt schlecht
    • Eurozone: Anstieg der Konjunkturerwartungen
    • USA: Leichte Verschlechterung der Lageeinschätzung
    • Japan: Konjunkturausblick bleibt…
  6. Discussion and Working Paper // 2020

    Gender diversity in corporate boards: Evidence from quota-implied discontinuities

    We use data across European corporate boards to investigate the effects of quota-induced female representation, under minimal possible identification assumptions. We find that having more women in board…