1. Refereed Journal // 2020

    How marginal is lignite? Two simple approaches to determine price-setting technologies in power markets

    How much carbon is in the price of power? The answer to this question determines many economic consequences of climate policies, i.e. in terms of costs for downstream industries. It requires, however, to first…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-025 // 2020

    Exploring the Puzzle of Human Reproduction: Register Data Based Evidence from France and Germany

    Birth rates differ strongly across European states, despite the deep economic har-monisation process related to European integration. This study uses large scale ad-ministrative data from France and Germany to…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-024 // 2020

    Long-Term Effects of the Paraguayan War (1864 – 1870): From Male Scarcity to Intimate Partner Violence

    This paper investigates the long-term effects of the Paraguayan War (1864–1870) on intimate partner violence. The identification of these causal effects relies on a novel historical dataset from which I exploit…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-023 // 2020

    Social Capital and the Spread of Covid-19: Insights From European Countries

    We explore the role of social capital in the spread of the recent Covid-19 pan­demic in independent analyses for Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Swe­den, Switzerland and the UK. We exploit…

  5. ZEW Newsletter // 2020

    2020-05

    1. News
    2. Personalia
      • Appointments
    3. Press Releases
    4. Recent Publications
      IN ENGLISH
      • ZEW expert briefs
      • ZEW Discussion Papers
      • Expertises/Research Reports
      IN GERMAN
      • ZEW policy briefs
      • ZEW-Finan…
  6. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2020

    May 2020

    • Decline in Expectations Reveals Persistent Uncertainty: CEP indicator stands at 14.8 points
    • 35 analysts participated in the May survey, which was conducted during the period 11 till 20 May 2020
  7. ZEW expert brief No. 20-07 // 2020

    Simulating the Distributive Effect of the Macron-Merkel-Recovery Fund

    In a joint initiative, the political leaders of France and Germany have proposed to set up a EUR 500 billion fund to support the recovery of the EU economy from the COVID-19 recession. The…

  8. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2020

    Juni 2020

    • Trendwende im vierten Quartal
    • Eurozone: Konjunkturerwartungen erneut gestiegen
    • USA: Zweiter Anstieg der Konjunkturerwartungen in Folge
    • Japan: Konjunkturausblick weiter verbessert – Konjunkturlage bleibt…
  9. M&A Report // 2020

    May/June 2020

    • German M&A Index Declines Further
    • Are Takeovers by Big Tech in Decline?
    • Chinese Firms Dominate M&A Deals in the Automotive Industry
    • Have M&A Activities in the European Energy Sector Passed Their Peak?