ZEW Discussion Papers

Dieser Beitrag misst die Qualität der Lehrlingsausbildung durch Lohnvergleiche von Lehrlingen, die entweder ihren Arbeitgeber oder ihren Beruf direkt nach Beendigung der Ausbildung wechseln mit denjenigen, die…

This paper analyses long- and short-term co-movements between 14 international real estate stock markets based on bivariate testing for cointegration and correlation analysis. The results indicate that there…

Diese Studie untersucht, wie sich die Produktivität von Wissenschaftlern an Universitäten durch Erfahrungen aktiver Mitarbeit in Firmen verändert. Die Produktivität wird dabei durch Publikationen in referierten…

In der Diskussion um Innovationen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung werden häufig radikale Innovationen gefordert, damit die Transformation der Gesellschaft hin zu einem nachhaltigen Energiesystem gelingen kann.…

In most Western, industrialised countries the workforce is ageing rapidly. In order to assess the possible consequences of an ageing workforce, this paper measures the impact of changes in the age structure of…

We analyse the determinants of dropout from secondary and vocational education in Germany using data from the Socio-Economic Panel from 2000 to 2007. In addition to the role of classical variables like family…

This paper presents an introductory analysis of price formation and volatility in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme using highfrequency data. The results show that there are several anomalies both in…

Young firms with the ability to internationalize early and decisively have received much attention in recent academic discussion. However, relatively little is known about the underlying processes that enable…

Searching for external knowledge has frequently been characterized as crucial for firm success. However, little is known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this…