1. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Internationalisation, innovation and productivity in services: evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom

    This paper examines the links between internationalisation, innovation and productivity in service enterprises. For this purpose, we use micro data from the Community Innovation Survey 2008 in Germany, Ireland…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-009 // 2018

    Internationalisation, Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom

    This paper examines the links between internationalisation, innovation and productivity in service enterprises. For this purpose, we use micro data from the Community Innovation Survey 2008 in Germany, Ireland…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-008 // 2018

    "Brain Gain" on Wikipedia: Immigrants Return Knowledge Home

    Economic literature acknowledges the impact of immigration on cross-border patenting and scientific publications. However, the role of immigration ows in the dissemination of knowledge in a broader sense is yet…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-007 // 2018

    The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and Fuel Efficiency of Fossil Fuel Power Plants in Germany

    I investigate the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) on fuel efficiency of fossil fuel power plants using administrative micro data on power plants in Germany from 2003 to 2012. I…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-006 // 2018

    Sharing Is not Caring: Backward Integration of Consumers

    A new type of player occurs in the sharing economy: a vertically integrated consumer who owns production facilities and has direct market access, often termed “active prosumer”. The prosumer faces a trade-off…

  6. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2018

    February 2018

    • Indicator of Economic Sentiment for China Continues to Improve Significantly
    • 48 analysts participated in the February survey, which was conducted during the period 24 January till 7 February 2018
  7. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Speeding Up the Internet: regulation and Investment in the European Fiber Optic Infrastructure

    In this paper, we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in fiber-based network infrastructures. To this end, we first develop a…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-005 // 2018

    Public Investment in R&D in Reaction to Economic Crises – A Longitudinal Study for OECD Countries

    The paper investigates the reaction of public R&D spending on economic crises. We are interested in two counteracting motives: On the one hand, public R&D spending can be seen as a means to fight the crisis, and…

  9. ZEW-Innovationserhebung // 2018

    2017

    Die Unternehmen in Deutschland haben ihre Innovationsausgaben im Jahr 2016 leicht erhöht und damit einen neuen Rekord aufgestellt. Insgesamt hat die deutsche Wirtschaft mit 158,8 Milliarden Euro zwei Prozent…

  10. ZEW Newsletter // 2018

    2018-01

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • Workshop on Geodata and Economics
      • Seventh Mannheim Energy Conference
      • 16th ZEW Conference on the Economics of Information and Communication Technologies
    3. Personalia
      • Guests…