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. 21-012 // 2021

    Using Machine Learning for Measuring Democracy: An Update

    We provide a comprehensive overview of the literature on the measurement of democracy and present an extensive update of the Machine Learning indicator of Gründler and Krieger (2016, European Journal of…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-011 // 2021

    International Student Exchange and Academic Performance

    International student exchange has become an important part of university-level studies and the EU plans to increase it significantly. We analyze how international student exchange affects students’ academic…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-010 // 2021

    Incentives and Intertemporal Behavioral Spillovers: A Two-Period Experiment on Charitable Giving

    We test whether and, if so, how incentives to promote pro-social behavior affect the extent to which it spills over to subsequent charitable giving. To do so, we conduct a two-period artefactual field experiment…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-009 // 2021

    Spreading the Disease: Protest in Times of Pandemics

    This study analyzes the impact of COVID-19 deniers on the spread of COVID-19 in Germany. In a first step, we establish a link between regional proxies of COVID-19 deniers and infection rates. We then…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-008 // 2021

    Do Tax Loss Restrictions Distort Venture Capital Funding of Start-Ups?

    I analyze whether anti-tax loss trafficking rules affect the funding of start-ups in Europe. I base my empirical analysis on a panel of VC-funded companies in the EU28 Member States from 1999 to 2014. These…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-007 // 2021

    The Effects of Personal Information on Competition: Consumer Privacy and Partial Price Discrimination

    This article studies the effects of consumer information on the intensity of competition. In a two dimensional duopoly model of horizontal product differentiation, firms use consumer information to price…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-006 // 2021

    Open Innovation Deficiency: Evidence on Project Abandonment and Delay

    The concept of Open Innovation (OI) has breathed new life into both empirical research and industry practice concerned with distributed and collaborative modes of innovating. Certainly, the volume of OI research…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-005 // 2021

    What Will the OECD BEPS Indicators Indicate?

    As part of its action plan against base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), the OECD (2015) has proposed six indicators to measure profit shifting activity. These indicators add to past and ongoing efforts in…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-004 // 2021

    The Political Economy of Euro Area Sovereign Debt Restructuring

    The establishment of a sovereign debt restructuring mechanism (SDRM) is one of the important issues in the academic debate on a viable constitution for the European Monetary Union (EMU). Yet the topic seems to…

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