Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

  1. 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…

  2. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2007

    Volkswirtschaftliche Grundlagen, Finanzierung und Motive

  3. Refereed Journal // 2007

    Is there a difference? The performance characteristics of SRI equity indices

    This study analyses whether stock indices that represent socially responsible investments (SRI) exhibit a different performance compared to conventional benchmark indices. In contrast to other studies, the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-012 // 2007

    Stale Information, Shocks and Volatility

    We propose a new approach to measuring the effect of unobservable private information or beliefs on volatility. Using high-frequency intraday data, we estimate the volatility effect of a well identified shock on…

Further Publications

ZEW Financial Market Survey

German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report)