ZEW Discussion Papers

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Mit diesen Beiträgen, die überwiegend in Englisch verfasst sind, beteiligen sich die Forscher/innen des ZEW an wissenschaftlichen Fachdebatten. Die Publikationen enthalten vorläufige Beiträge, die zur Veröffentlichung in Fachzeitschriften vorgesehen sind. Die Discussion Papers können ab 1.1.1998 als pdf-Datei abgerufen werden. Sie richten sich an nationale und internationale Zielgruppen.

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-056 // 2014

    Voting for Burden Sharing Rules in Public Goods Games

    In this experiment, we endogenize the choice of which contribution scheme is implemented in a public goods game. We investigate three rule-based contribution schemes. In a first step, players agree on a common…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-055 // 2014

    On the Performance of Rule-Based Contribution Schemes Under Endowment Heterogeneity

    We experimentally test different rule-based contribution mechanisms in a repeated 4-player public goods game with endowment heterogeneity and compare them to a VCM, distinguishing between a random- and an…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-054 // 2014

    Coaching Disadvantaged Young People: Evidence from Firm Level Data

    In Germany, apprenticeship training firms currently face a shrinking number of qualified school-leavers because of smaller birth cohorts and an increasing proportion of school leavers aiming for higher…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-053 // 2014

    A Viable Insolvency Procedure for Sovereigns (VIPS) in the Euro Area

    A mechanism to restructure the debt of an insolvent euro country is a missing element in the emerging institutional architecture of the euro area. The introduction of an insolvency procedure for sovereigns faces…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-052 // 2014

    Youth Unemployment After Apprenticeship Training and Individual, Occupation and Training Employer Characteristics

    This paper analyses the risk of unemployment, unemployment duration and the risk of longterm unemployment immediately after apprenticeship graduation. Unemployed apprenticeship graduates constitute a large share…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-051 // 2014

    A Vision of the European Energy Future? The Impact of the German Response to the Fukushima Earthquake

    The German response to the Fukushima nuclear power plant incident was possibly the most significant change of policy towards nuclear power outside Japan, leading to a sudden and very significant shift in the…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-050 // 2014

    What Old Stagers Could Teach Us – Examining Age Complementarities in Regional Innovation Systems

    Concerns have been raised that demographic ageing may weaken the competitiveness of knowledge-based economies and increase regional disparities. The age-creativity link is however far from clear at the aggregate…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-049 // 2014

    Intangible Assets and Investments at the Sector Level – Empirical Evidence for Germany

    This paper investigates the role intangible capital plays for economic growth in different sectors in Germany. It consists of two major parts. In the first part, we aim at measuring investment in intangibles at…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-048 // 2014

    Screening Instruments for Monitoring Market Power in Wholesale Electricity Markets – Lessons from Applications in Germany

    While liberalization in energy markets has been a widely successful process all over the world, incumbents often still hold a dominant position. Thus, electricity wholesale markets are subject to market…

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