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. 15-050 // 2015

    Flying the Nest: How the Home Department Shapes Researchers' Career Paths

    This paper studies the importance of the socialization environment – nest – for the career destinations of early career researchers. In a sample of research groups in the fields of science and engineering at…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-048 // 2015

    Facility- and Service-based Competition and Investment in Fixed Broadband Networks: Lessons from a Decade of Access Regulations in the European Union Member States

    This paper employs firm-level panel data of 57 incumbent and entrant firms for 23 European countries in the decade from 2003 to 2012. We examine the impact of service- and facility-based competition on…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-047 // 2015

    Marital Sorting, Inequality and the Role of Female Labor Supply: Evidence from East and West Germany

    This paper examines to what extent marital sorting affects cross-sectional earnings inequality in Germany over the past three decades, while explicitly taking into account labor supply choices. Using rich micro…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-046 // 2015

    Revenue Decentralization, Central Oversight and the Political Budget Cycle: Evidence from Israel

    This paper examines whether revenue decentralization and direct external financial supervision affect the incidence and strength of political budget cycles, using a panel of Israeli municipalities during the…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-045 // 2015

    The Influence of Collective Action on the Demand for Voluntary Climate Change Mitigation in Hypothetical and Real Situations

    In this experiment, we investigate determinants of the individual demand for voluntary climate change mitigation. Subjects decide between a cash prize and an allowance from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-044 // 2015

    Reconciling Insurance with Market Discipline: A Blueprint for a European Fiscal Union

    This contribution develops a blueprint for a European fiscal union. The proposal addresses the shortcomings of most other reform designs which do not offer a solution for insolvent or noncooperative euro…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-043 // 2015

    Generalised Partially Linear Regression with Misclassified Data and an Application to Labour Market Transitions

    We consider the semiparametric generalised linear regression model which has mainstream empirical models such as the (partially) linear mean regression, logistic and multinomial regression as special cases. As…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-042 // 2015

    Shifting Taxes from Labor to Consumption: More Employment and more Inequality

    This paper investigates the effect of shifting taxes from labor income to consumption on labor supply and the distribution of income in Germany. We simulate stepwise increases in the value-added tax (VAT) rate,…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-041 // 2015

    German Public Finances Through the Financial Crisis

    The German experience of the crisis was very different compared to those of most other countries in Europe. Germany was hit by a very strong shock which was relatively concentrated in the exporting,…

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