1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-036 // 2007

    Local Governments in the Wake of Demographic Change: Efficiency and Economies of Scale in German Municipalities

    German municipalities are expected to suffer from (often significant) population losses in the upcoming decades. We assess these local governments’ vulnerability to the fiscal consequences of this demographic…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2007

    Introducing Instruments of Central Bank Accountability in a Monetary Union

    With an increasing number of independent central banks, accountability of central banks is also getting more attention. This paper analyses the possibility of introducing instruments of central bank…

  3. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2007

    June 2007

    • Economic Expectations Indicator Improves by 3.5 Points, Reaching a Neutral Level
    • Eurozone: Interest-Rate Hike on the Horizon
    • USA: Economic Recovery Anticipated
    • Japan: Moderate Economic Growth
    • Great Britain: Awaiting…
  4. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Vol. 83 // 2007

    Herausforderung Biotechnologie

    Das 20. Jahrhundert war im besonderen Maße von der Entstehung und rasanten Verbreitung neuer Technologien geprägt. Neben der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie wurde die Biotechnologie als zukünftige,…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-035 // 2007

    Tax Harmonisation in Europe - The Determination of Corporate Taxable Income in the EU Member States

    The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we want to examine whether and if so, to what extent, the concept of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) meets the requirements of a Common Consolidated…

  6. Discussion and Working Paper // 2007

    Profiling Sustainable Innovators: Not Ready to Make Nice?

    Over the past decade, sustainable or “green” innovation has occupied a top-ranking position on the agenda of many firms. Sustainable innovation can be broadly defined as an innovation that has to consider…

  7. Financial Market Report CEE // 2007

    June 2007

    • Results of the First Survey: Strong Economic Situation in CEE States
    • A Slightly Positive Outlook for the Eurozone, a Better one for the CEE States
    • Strong Current Economic Situation in the Czech Republic and…
  8. Non-Refereed Journal // 2007

    Neu Maß nehmen: Auswirkungen der Unternehmensteuerreform 2008

    Description and evaluation of the German tax reform in 2008 decided by the Federal Government on 14th March 2007.

  9. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2007

    Nr. 2 (Juni) - 2007

    • Anhaltende Dynamik der konjunkturellen Entwicklung in Deutschland
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • ZEW-Finanzmarkttest: Ergebnisse der Maiumfrage 2007
    • Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft: Unternehmen…
  10. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2007

    Patent Policy in Network Industries