In a far-ranging reform to German social legislation, unemployment and social assistance have been joined into a common framework in 2005. In this project, the impacts of this reform for persons with migration…
The project aims to investigate economically relevant aspects of genetically modified (GM) food by means of laboratory experiments. Specifically, the research will be concerned with issues of valuation on the…
In 2005, the European Commission carried out an investigation into the competitiveness of 27 sectors from the manufacturing industry on the basis of the following five criteria: technological progress, …
Computable general equilibrium (CGE) models have become a standard tool to quantify the macroeconomic effects of political measures. Most models assume a representative agent and often abstract from the…
Content of the study: 1) Analysis of the financial performance of equity portfolios based on Bank Sarasins assessment of the companies sustainability performance.2) The analysis will be based on the comparison of…
This project continued work started under the project "High-Tech Start-Ups in Germany", which was conducted by the ZEW in 2006 at the request of the economics magazine “impulse“ (published by Gruner + Jahr…
The study aims at contributing to the understanding of the microstructure of the German electricity market by identifying price determinants, possible deficits of efficiency due to market power and their likely…
The research unit "Neuropsychology of Childhood and Adolescence" at the Central Institute of Mental Health and the educational group at the ZEW cooperated to study different development and environmental risks…
Given the relevance of fairness preferences for global environmental problems the project had two main objectives. Firstly, it was tested whether the behaviour of subjects in free-rider experiments and simple…
The support program AplusB is a promotional act of the Austrian Research Support Corporation - and of the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT)- which support the setup and business of…
The aim of this study is to collate and evaluate regulatory practices for network-based industries in Germany and Europe, in order to identify basic regulatory structures and those which recur in a number of…
In order to use natural resources more efficiently in the future and to minimize environmental pollution, far-reaching new technological developments, as well as product, operational and organizational innovations…