ZEW Discussion Papers

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Researchers at the ZEW participate in scientific debates by publishing their papers. The papers are predominantly in English (marked). For the German papers an English abstract is available. The contributions are intended for a final publication in special interest titles. The discussion papers can be downloaded as PDF or PostScript files starting from 1.1.1998. They aimed at national and international target groups.

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. DP 25-010 // 2025

    Reverse Engineering and Innovation: Empirical Evidence From a High-Tech Economy

    Reverse engineering allows firms to learn about critical components and design features of competitors' technologies. Historically, reverse engineering has often been used to help technological laggards to…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-008 // 2025

    Labor Market Integration of Asylum Seekers in Europe: Recent Trends and Barriers

    The labor market integration of asylum seekers remains a contested issue. Using the EU-Labor-Force-Survey, we characterize the state of asylum seekers’ labor market integration in Europe, and provide…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-007 // 2025

    Safeguarding Secrets, Shaping Acquisitions: Trade Secret Protection and the Role of Distance Between Acquirer and Target

    We investigate whether strengthened legal protection of trade secrets increases the likelihood of a firm being acquired. Stronger protection can make a firm more attractive for acquisition due to better…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-004 // 2025

    Cournot Competition With Heterogenous Firms, Welfare and Misallocation

    This paper characterizes the short- and long-run Cournot equilibrium with heterogeneous firms and stochastic technological change. In our model, firms have different technologies with heterogeneous fixed and…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-002 // 2025

    Gritty Peers

    We use the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to explore how high school peers’ grit, a personality trait characterized by perseverance and passion, influences long-term outcomes…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-001 // 2025

    Innovation Performance Through Collaborations with Public Research Organizations: Conducting and Signaling Mechanisms

    We explore the association between signaling and conducting innovation collaborations with public research organizations and firms’ revenues from firm and market novelties. Based on data from the German…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-006 // 2024

    Adoption of Circular Economy Innovations: The Role of Artificial Intelligence

    The circular economy represents a systematic shift in production and consumption, aimed at extending the life cycle of products and materials while minimizing resource use and waste. Achieving the goals of the…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-003 // 2024

    Invitation Messages for Business Surveys: A Multi-Armed Bandit Experiment

    This study investigates how elements of a survey invitation message targeted to businesses influence their participation in a self-administered web survey. We implement a full factorial experiment varying five…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-086 // 2024

    Taking It Personally? The Role of Personality in Strategic Crisis Management

    Economic crises can have substantial impacts on companies and their stakeholders. The ability of organizations to manage and cope with crises is therefore central to the direction and severity of their impact.…

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