The objective of the project is to develop an econometric structural equilibrium search model that can be used for ex-ante simulations of the introduction of a uniform minimum wage in Germany. The target of the…
This study assesses individual and fiscal returns to educational investments in Germany, based on the ZEW microsimulation model. Tertiary education is compared to higher secondary and vocational education and…
In the last decade, Europe has established a broad portfolio of energy and climate policies in order to cope with the challenges of resource scarcity and climate change. As one of the pioneering member states,…
The overall target of the project was the transdisciplinary integration and application of of results from the research initiative “Social dimension of climate protection and climate change” of the German…
In the context of a growing international economic integration, taxation becomes a more and more central factor in the competition of regions and countries for international investment and skilled employees. …
Draft of a scientific article in German and carrying out an empirical study on the subject of ex ante regulation and investment in new communications infrastructure. The empirical research project will examine the…
In this project, we aim to identify the medium- and long-term causal effects of attending kindergarten in Germany. More specifically, we will analyse empirically whether longer kindergarten attendance results in…
Extensive monitoring by the media, political and scientific attention make gasoline retailing an interesting object of investigation. Impacts of the introduction of the market transparency platform in Germany will…
In this project, we study the evolution of wage mobility in Eastern Germany before unification and during the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy. We plan to exploit German pension register…
In this project, merger activities and their interaction with the residual supply index or concentration rates are analyzed. Subject of study are the big players in the European electricity markets and the impact…
The ability of financial markets to bear risk is central to economic welfare and stability. Growth and economic wellbeing is inhibited if financial markets are unable to transfer resources efficiently from the…
In this project we support the development of specific questions which will be included in the questionnaire of the "National Education Panel Study" (NEPS). The focus of these questions is on topics which are key…