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. 14-073 // 2014

    Extending Taxation of Interest and Royalty Income at Source – an Option to Limit Base Erosion and Profit Shifting?

    This paper discusses tax policy measures to reduce corporate tax avoidance by extending taxation in the source country without imposing double taxation. We focus on four options: Bilaterally restricting…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-072 // 2014

    Invalid but Infringed? An Analysis of Germany’s Bifurcated Patent Litigation System

    We analyze the impact of the probabilistic nature of patents on the functioning of Germany’s bifurcated patent litigation system where infringement and validity of a patent are decided independently by different…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-071 // 2014

    Combining Technology and Work Organization: An Analysis of Complementarity between IT and Decentralization across Firms of Different Size

    This paper examines whether information technology (IT) and decentralized work organization are complementary only for large firms or also for smaller firms. Empirical evidence, which suggests complementarity…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-070 // 2014

    Are Intangibles More Productive in ICT-Intensive Industries? Evidence from EU Countries

    Using sectoral intangible investment data we confirm that intangible capital is a significant determinant of labour productivity growth. The sectoral setting further allows us to identify the differential…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-069 // 2014

    Short-run Fertility Effects of Parental Leave Benefits: Evidence from a Structural Model

    Based on a structural model of fertility and female labour force supply with unobserved heterogeneity and state dependence, we evaluate the 2007 reform of parental leave benefits in Germany, which replaced a…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-068 // 2014

    Completed Fertility Effects of Family Policy Measures: Evidence from a Life-Cycle Model

    We estimate a structural life-cycle model of fertility and female labour supply and use it to evaluate the effects of a number of key family policy measures based on data for Germany. Parental leave benefits,…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-067 // 2014

    The Phillips Curve: (In)stability, the Role of Credit, and Implications for Potential Output Measurement

    The path of output prior to the financial and economic crisis turned out to be not sustainable and lower than previously estimated in some European crisis countries. Specifically, the output gaps have been…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-066 // 2014

    Overleveraging in the Banking Sector: Evidence from Europe

    Overleveraging of the banking sector has been considered as one of the main causes of the 2007-09 financial crisis and the subsequent great recession. It was also of major concern for the subsequent BIS…

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