1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-041 // 2013

    Does Social Software Increase Labour Productivity?

    Social software applications are increasingly applied in firms and particularly support communication, cooperation and information sharing between individuals. They comprise applications like wikis, blogs and…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-040 // 2013

    Labour Market Performance in OECD Countries: A Comprehensive Empirical Modelling Approach of Institutional Interdependencies

    The recent economic crisis has resulted in a dramatic deterioration of economic growth and labour market performance in various industrialized countries. There is a widespread view that economies under pressure…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-039 // 2013

    Do Higher Corporate Taxes Reduce Wages? Micro Evidence from Germany

    Do higher corporate taxes reduce wages? While this question has been discussed extensively in economics, compelling empirical evidence is still scarce. In this discussion paper, we exploit the specific…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2013

    Do we need a separate banking system? An assessment

    Motivated by the current discussion on different separate banking systems, we provide an overview of the different systems, question them and outline their effect on systemic stability and the German banking…

  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    Labour market performance in OECD countries: A comprehensive empirical modelling approach of institutional interdependencies

    Reducing institutional rigidities in product and labour markets is key to lowering unemployment. The impact of such labour and product market reforms, however, depends crucially on the country-specific…

  6. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2013

    Potenziale von Social Media für die Medienarbeit in der externen Wissenschaftskommunikation

  7. ZEW Newsletter // 2013

    2013-06

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • Conference on Taxing Multinational Firms (November 18-19, 2013)
    3. Staff
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    4. Press Releases
    5. Recent Publications
      • ZEWnews SEEK Special Edition
      • ZEW policy brief
      • Financial Market Report…