1. KfW/ZEW CO2 Panel // 2014

    2014 – Carbon Edition

    Main Results of the Survey:

    • At the Beginning of the Third Trading Period Persistently Low CO2 Prices Barely Lead to CO2 Abatement Measures
    • The Price of Emission Allowances Needs to Be About EUR 30 per tCO2, i.e.…
  2. ZEW/Prognos-Transportmarktbarometer // 2014

    2. Quartal 2014

    Moderate Zunahme bei Transportmengen und Preisen erwartet

    Die deutschen Transportmärkte präsentieren sich derzeit recht robust. Die Aussichten für ein weiteres Wachstum der Transportmengen sind gut, allerdings…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-065 // 2014

    Employment and Earnings Effects of Awarding Training Vouchers in Germany

    In 2003, Germany moved from a system in which participants in training programs for the unemployed are assigned by caseworkers to an allocation system using vouchers. Based on the rich administrative data for…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-064 // 2014

    Allocation of Human Capital and Innovation at the Frontier: Firm-Level Evidence on Germany and the Netherlands

    This paper examines how productivity effects of human capital and innovation vary at different points of the conditional productivity distribution. Our analysis draws upon two large unbalanced panels of 6,634…

  5. ZEW policy brief No. 14-01 // 2014

    Climate-Related Innovations, Crowding Out, and Their Impact on Competitiveness

    Within the last few decades, rising environmental concerns have forced policy-makers to act in an effort to mitigate further harm. Yet though greenhouse gas emissions and the wasteful use of natural resources…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-063 // 2014

    The Appeals Process: An Empirical Assessment

    The appeals process – whereby the losing party of an administrative or judicial decision can seek reconsideration of their arguments before a higher institution – is an important mechanism to correct legal…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-062 // 2014

    Determinants of the Duration of European Appellate Court Proceedings in Cartel Cases

    The duration of appellate court proceedings is an important determinant of the efficiency of a court system. We use data of 234 firm groups that participated in 63 cartels convicted by the European Commission…