The project aims to provide a better understanding of the impact of venture capital and private equity financing on the economic performance of innovative entrepreneurial ventures in Europe, as …
The German labour market is characterised by high employment stability and low dynamics due to a high degree of regulation. There are, however, important segments with low employment stability and short…
This project aims to develop a methodology which allows ex-ante evaluating the effects of the parental benefit (‘Elterngeld’), introduced in January 2007 in Germany, at both the micro and macro levels. We…
In Germany, over 150 family related public services and transfers co-exist. Systematic evaluation of the effectiveness of these programs is lacking. This feasibilty study serves to develop a concrete strategy…
ObjectivesCharacteristics, determinants, barriers and impacts of sustainable medium and long-term decisions on energy consumption in residential buildings were examined in an empirically supported, inter- and…
In recent years, the importance of business sector start-ups for a country’s economic prosperity has been emphasised in economic and political discourse. It is argued that the foundation of firms has a…
The aim of this project is to analyse reforms of the German income tax system, using an optimal taxation approach. Furthermore, we account for possible interaction effects due to the non-competitiveness of the…
Young women disproportionately migrate from eastern to western Germany, leaving behind a historically unique imbalance in the gender ratio in many East German regions. In some East German counties, 100 men…
Pursuing a sustainable staffing policy, German companies are interested in estimating the consequences of demographic change in their direct labour market environment. On behalf of an automotive supplier, this…
This project continues the cooperation between the ZEW and Microsoft Germany’s “unternimm was.” initiative to encourage start-ups. Projects relating to high-tech start-ups in Germany were previously carried out in…
While experts and politicians pay considerable attention to efficiency considerations when they design reform strategies for the tax system and the welfare state, the public debate is dominated often by…
Unemployment in the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg has reached the lowest level in years. Firms find it increasingly difficult to hire skilled workers. Skill shortages are expected to increase further due to…