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. 16-060 // 2016

    Does it Pay to Move? Returns to Regional Mobility at the Start of the Career for Tertiary Education Graduates

    Decisions taken at the start of one’s career have long-term consequences and one important decision graduates have to make is whether to be regionally mobile when looking for the first job. We investigate…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-059 // 2016

    Do Savings Increase in Response to Salient Information About Retirement and Expected Pensions?

    How can retirement savings be increased? We explore a unique policy change in the context of the German pension system to study this question. As of 2004, the German pension authority started to send out annual…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-058 // 2016

    Competitive Balance and Assortative Matching in the German Bundesliga

    In this paper we consider trends in the distribution of player talent across association football clubs over time. Player talent is the most important prerequisite for team success in professional sports leagues…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-057 // 2016

    Die Bedeutung von OTT-Diensten für die Telekommunikationsregulierung

    Executive Summary

    1. Substitut-OTT-Dienste, d.h. solche Dienste, die funktional mit klassischen elektronischen Kommunikationsdiensten vergleichbar sind, müssen aus Gründen der Wettbewerbsgleichheit und der…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-056 // 2016

    The Economic Impacts of Telecommunications Networks and Broadband Internet: A Survey

    We provide a structured overview of the quantitative literature on the economic impacts of telecommunications networks and broadband internet. Differentiating between wireline and wireless technologies as well…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-055 // 2016

    Deregulation and the Determinants of Network Access: Evidence from the German Interurban Bus Industry

    We investigate the characteristics of cities gaining access to the German interurban bus network in the first two years following the deregulation of the industry in January 2013. Applying both parametric and…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-054 // 2016

    Deregulation and the Determinants of Entry: Evidence from the German Interurban Bus Industry

    Two years after the deregulation of the German interurban bus industry in January 2013, two new entrants emerged as market leaders: MeinFernbus (MFB) and FlixBus (FB). We use a comprehensive route-level data set…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-053 // 2016

    Racing With or Against the Machine? Evidence from Europe

    A fast-growing literature shows that technological change is replacing labor in routine tasks, raising concerns that labor is racing against the machine. This paper is the first to estimate the labor demand…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-052 // 2016

    Price and Income Elasticities of Residential Energy Demand in Germany

    We apply a quadratic expenditure system to estimate price and expenditure elasticities of residential energy demand (electricity and heating) in Germany. Using official expenditure data from 1993 to 2008, we…

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