1. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2005

    Innovationen aus Sicht der neoklassischen Umweltökonomik

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-52 // 2005

    The Virtual Location of E-Tailers: Evidence from a B2C E-Commerce Market

    An Internet retailer’s (e-tailer’s) outstanding virtual location enhances the probability of being noticed by potential customers. The notion of a virtual location for e-tailers refers to the analogy to the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-50 // 2005

    Is there a Difference? The Performance Characteristics of SRI Equity Indexes

    Investments in socially responsible investments (SRI) are still a small, but growing segment of international capital markets. This study analyses whether a SRI screening process applied to equities results in a…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-49 // 2005

    Do Magazines’ “Companion Websites” Cannibalize the Demand for the Print Version?

    We analyze the relationship between website visits, magazine demand and the demand for advertising pages using Granger non-causality tests on the basis of an extensive and externally audited quarterly data set…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-45 // 2005

    Are Wages in Southern Europe more Flexible ? The Effects of a Cohort Size on European Earnings

    We exploit the cross–country and time variation in the demographics and education structure of 11 European countries to study how cohort size has affected real earnings in Europe. When we pool the data of all…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-44 // 2005

    Educational Opportunities and the Role of Institutions

    Educational opportunities determine the intergenerational mobility of human capital and are affected by institutional features of schooling systems. The aim of this paper is twofold. It intends to show how…