1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-065 // 2017

    Natural Disasters and Governmental Aid: Is there a Charity Hazard?

    In the aftermath of natural disasters, governments frequently provide financial aid for affected households. This policy can have adverse effects if individuals anticipate it and forgo private precaution…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-064 // 2017

    External Financing Constraints and Firm’s Innovative Activities During the Financial Crisis

    We investigate the effect of individual banks’ liquidity shocks during the recent financial crisis of 2008/2009 on the innovation activities of their business customers. Individual banks’ liquidity shocks are…

  3. German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report) // 2017

    Fourth Quarter - 2017

    • Stable Business Environment at Year-End
    • Positive Financing Situation and Improved Prospects for 2018
    • Robust Financing Environment for the Logistics, Residential and Office Sectors
    • Virtually Unchanged Refinancing…
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-063 // 2017

    Analysing and Predicting Micro-Location Patterns of Software Firms

    While the effects of non-geographic aggregation on inference are well studied in economics, research on geographic aggregation is rather scarce. This knowledge gap together with the use of aggregated spatial…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-062 // 2017

    Impact of Controlled Foreign Corporation Rules on Post-acquisition Investment and Profit Shifting in Targets

    We investigate real investment, financial revenues and profits in formerly domestic firms once they enter a multinational entity (MNE) through an acquisition. We argue that following the acquisition, those…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-061 // 2017

    Ursachen von Stromsperren in Privathaushalten: Empirische Ergebnisse aus der Allgemeinen Sozialberatung

    This article investigates factors correlated with the suspension of electricity supply in German households because of utility arrears. Utility arrears and power cut-offs occur frequently in households which…

  7. ZEW Newsletter // 2017

    2017-11

    1. News
    2. Press Releases
    3. Recent Publications
      IN ENGLISH
      • ZEW policy brief
      • ZEW Discussion Papers
      IN GERMAN
      • ZEWnews German Edition
      • ZEW-Finanzmarktreport (ZEW Financial Market Report)
      • ZEW Discussion…
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-060 // 2017

    Tax Refunds and Income Manipulation Evidence from the EITC

    Welfare programs are important for reducing poverty but create incentives for recipients to maximize their income by either reducing labor supply or manipulating taxable income. In this paper, we quantify the…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-059 // 2017

    European Monetary Union Reform Preferences of French and German Parliamentarians

    This study analyzes results from an original survey of members of the French and German parliaments (Assemblée Nationale, Sénat and Bundestag) on economic policies and institutions of the Eurozone. We find that…