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. 20-086 // 2020

    Public Subsidies and the Sources of Venture Capital

    Research suggests that public subsidies for newly founded firms have a positive effect on follow-on financing, in particular, Venture Capital (VC). This study differentiates between Government VC,…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-085 // 2020

    Earnings of University Dropouts Across Europe

    This paper investigates relative earnings of individuals leaving tertiary education without a degree across 18 European countries employing survey data on adult workers. We find that, on average,…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-084 // 2020

    Returns to Higher Education and Dropouts: A Double Machine Learning Approach

    This paper provides estimates of the short-term individual returns to Higher Education (HE) in the United Kingdom, focusing on the effects of attending HE on the labour market outcomes for dropouts.…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-083 // 2020

    Are Firms Withdrawing From Basic Research? An Analysis of Firm-Level Publication Behaviour in Germany

    Previous research has expressed concerns about firms engaging less in basic research. We contribute to this debate by studying trends in the scientific publishing activities of firms located in Germany. Our…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-082 // 2020

    Split-Award Auctions and Supply Disruptions

    Problem Definition: We consider a buyer that needs to source a fixed quantity. She faces several potential suppliers that might fail to deliver. The buyer conducts a procurement auction to determine contract…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-081 // 2020

    Evolution of the East German Wage Structure

    We analyze the evolution of the wage structure in East Germany over the past two decades and compare it to West Germany. Both regions experienced a rise in wage inequality between 1995 and 2009 with wage…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-080 // 2020

    Risk Attitude and Capital Market Participation: Is There a Gender Investment Gap in Germany?

    Do women invest differently than men? We contribute to the answer of this question by analysing the Panel on Household Finances (PHF) of the German Bundesbank. This representative panel collects a wide variety…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-079 // 2020

    Markups for Consumers

    A central motivating factor for studying price markups is their effect on consumer welfare. Reported estimates of (firm-level) price markups in the literature, however, are often focused on industry or…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-078 // 2020

    Two to Tango? Psychological Contract Breach in Online Labor Markets

    Despite some advantages over traditional (offline) labor markets – such as lower search costs, better matching and improved monitoring – online labor markets (OLMs) have not taken off as initially expected. In…

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