1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-074 // 2010

    Long-Term Impacts of Environmental Policy and Eco-Innovative Activities of Firms

    This paper investigates two central questions. Are there long-term effects of regulation on innovation? Does the impact of different types of regulation differ by type of the environmental benefit of the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-073 // 2010

    Evaluation of Public R&D Policies: A Cross-country Comparison

    Technological change is an important determinant of long-run productivity which is essential for securing competitiveness both at the firm-level and for the economy as a whole. Public authorities expect that…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-068 // 2010

    The Demand for Climate Protection – An Empirical Assessment for Germany

    During the last two decades, the issue of international cooperation in climate protection has received increasing attention in economic research. The main focus has been on the underlying economic incentives for…

  4. Expertises // 2010

    Bedeutung von Investmentfonds für den privaten Anleger

    The aim of the project is to determine the importance of funds assets to the retail investor. Here, we distinguish between a representative retail investor and individual investor groups. Measuring the…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-072 // 2010

    Voting in International Environmental Agreements - Experimental Evidence from the Lab

    The management of global environmental resources, such as the global climate, requires cooperation between countries. In practice, countries willing to abate the emission of a pollutant that damages a shared…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-071 // 2010

    Competing internationally: On the Importance of R&D for Export Activity

    Export is an important factor for growth and welfare for small, open economies. Since R&D and innovation are also key factors of growth for an industrialized economy, it is interesting to analyze the…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-070 // 2010

    Size, Value and Liquidity. Do They Really Matter on an Emerging Stock Market?

    The paper provides new evidence on the factors that explain stock returns on the emerging markets. It focuses on the largest and most developed of the Central and Eastern European markets, the Polish stock…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-069 // 2010

    Which Personnel Measures are Effective in Increasing Productivity of Old Workers?

    In most Western industrialised countries the workforce is ageing rapidly. If the productivity contributions of old workers are low, dealing with increasing shares of old employees could be decisive for the…

  9. Expertises // 2010

    Entwicklung globaler Emission Reduction Credit Systems bei Fehlen eines internationalen Folgeabkommens für das Kioto-Protokoll

    This paper analyses the state of climate policy in different countries and regions of the world. Possible supply and demand for emission reduction credits until 2020 is derived quantitatively in the PACE-model…