1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-017 // 2023

    Green Technology Policies Versus Carbon Pricing: An Intergenerational Perspective

    Technology policy is the most widespread form of climate policy and is often preferred over seemingly efficient carbon pricing. We propose a new explanation for this observation: gains that predominantly accrue…

  2. ZEW Annual Report // 2023

    2022

    Russia’s attack on Ukraine marks a turning point in the history of Europe, raising fundamental questions for the economy and society. How can Europe strengthen itself as a major player in economic policy and…

  3. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2023

    April 2023

    • Konjunkturerwartungen gehen erneut zurück
    • Eurozone: Bessere Bewertung der konjunkturellen Lage
    • USA: Bankenkrise trübt Konjunkturerwartungen weiterhin ein
    • China: Lageeinschätzung verbessert sich erheblich
    • D…
  4. ZEW Monthly // 2023

    04/2023 – Inequality and Public Policy

    The debate about growing inequality has gained momentum in recent years, not least due to the economist Thomas Piketty. Disparities in income and wealth are usually viewed critically, but they certainly serve…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2023

    Explaining Changes in Threat Appraisal, Coping Appraisal and Flood Risk-Reducing Behavior Using Panel Data from a Nation-Wide Survey in Germany

    Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) has become a widely-used theoretical framework to explain the risk-reducing behavior of individuals toward flooding and other natural hazards. Despite a quickly growing body of…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-016 // 2023

    Impacts of Ownership Changes on Emissions and Industrial Production: Evidence From Europe

    Firm ownership is a major determinant for the economic performance of firms, and emissions of pollutants are often by-products of industrial production. We investigate the impact of ownership on pollutant…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2023

    Immigrant religious practices and criminality: The case of Ramadan

    Ramadan has attracted negative publicity and criticism in Western countries with large Muslim immigrant populations. Are these attitudes justified? Does the behavior of Muslim immigrants negatively affect host…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-015 // 2023

    Intended and Unintended Knowledge Spillovers in Innovation

    Firms can use different sources of external knowledge for developing and implementing innovations. Some knowledge is provided deliberately by the source and constitutes intended knowledge spillovers, e.g.,…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-014 // 2023

    Pandemic Effects: Do Innovation Activities of Firms Suffer From Long-Covid?

    The COVID-19 pandemic has affected firms in many economies. Exploiting treatment heterogeneity, we use a difference-in-differences design to causally identify the shortrun impact of COVID-19 on innovation…

  10. Refereed Journal // 2023

    From participants to citizens? Democratic voting rights and naturalisation behaviour

    This paper examines the causal effect of the possibility to vote on foreigners’ propensity to naturalise – a key indicator of successful integration. Based on Swedish administrative data and an institutional…