1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-073 // 2006

    Measuring the Immeasurable: A Survey of Sustainability Indices

    Sustainability indices for countries provide a one-dimensional metric to valuate country-specific information on the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, environmental, and social conditions.…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-072 // 2006

    Does Accounting for Taxes on Income Provide Information about Tax Planning Performance? - Evidence from German Multinationals

    This paper investigates the quality of information on tax planning performance which is provided by financial accounting based on IAS 12 (Income taxes). A simple theoretical investment model is used to show that…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2006

    Innovation and Productivity Across Four European Countries

    This paper compares the role innovation plays in productivity across four European countries, France, Germany, Spain, and the UK, using firm-level data from the internationally harmonized Community Innovation…

  4. ZEWnews English edition // 2006

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  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-021 // 2006

    Beschäftigung und Arbeitslosigkeit älterer Arbeitnehmer: Eine mikroökonometrische Evaluation der Arbeitslosengeldreform von 1997

    In 1997, the German government enacted a reform of the unemployment insurance system which lead to a reduction of the maximum entitlement length for unemployment benefits. The paper analyses the effects of this…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2006

    Reforming Social Welfare in Germany - An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis

    In this paper the effects of social assistance reform proposals are discussed for the case of Germany using a computable general equilibrium model which incorporates a discrete choice model of labour supply.…