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. 98-08 // 1998

    Modelling of Foreign Trade in Applied General Equilibrium Models: Theoretical Approaches and Sensivity Analysis with the GEM-E3 Model

    The specification of the world closure, i.e. the way of closing the domestic economy model by incorporating the external sector, is a crucial component for those models in which production and consumption is not…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 98-07 // 1998

    Do Public Works Programs Work? Some Unpleasant Results from the East German Experience

    We analyze the effectiveness of public works programs (PWP, Arbeitsbeschaffungs-maßnahmen) in east Germany as measured by their effects on individual future re-employment probabilities in regular jobs. These…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 98-06 // 1998

    External Costs of Road, Rail and Air Transport - a Bottom-Up Approach

    This paper aims to describe the calculation of environmental and health externalities caused by air pollutants, accidents and noise from different transport modes (road, rail, air) on the route Frankfurt-Milan.…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 98-05 // 1998

    High-Tech in Sweden: A Regional Perspective

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 98-03 // 1998

    Quasi - Monte Carlo Methods in Stochastic Simulations - An Application to Fiscal Policy Simulations using an Aggregate Disequilibrium Model of the West German Economy 1960-1994

    Different stochastic simulation methods are used in order to check the robustness of the outcome of policy simulations with a macroeconometric model. A macroeconometric disequilibrium model of the West German…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 98-02 // 1998

    Die Theorie der optimalen Währungsräume und die politische Reformfähigkeit - ein vernachlässigtes Kriterium

    In this paper, a short survey is given on the contents and some problems of the theory of optimal currency areas. In addition, a new criterion for the assessment of the optimality of a currency area is proposed:…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 98-01 // 1998

    The EMU Consolidation Game - or: Does 3.0 Really Mean 3.0?

    Within the economic profession, it is a widely held view that the fiscal criteria of the Maastricht treaty are arbitrary numbers without economic foundation. Much of this criticism seems to overlook an important…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 97-35 // 1997

    Die Steuer-und Abgabensysteme der Niederlande und Deutschlands - Eine Analyse der Wettbewerbswirkungen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Körperschaft- und Einkommensteuersysteme

    Die Steuer- und Abgabensysteme in der Europäischen Union sind durch eine heterogene Struktur gekennzeichnet. Harmonisierungsbestrebungen im Bereich der direkten Steuern und zunehmender Steuerwettbewerb bei…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 97-33 // 1997

    Employment Effects of Publicy Financed Training Programs. The East German Experience

    We analyze the effectiveness of publicly financed training and retraining programs in east Germany as measured by their effects on individual re-employment probabilities after training. These are estimated by…

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