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. 13-108 // 2013

    Return and Risk of Human Capital Contracts

    Human capital contracts give private investors the right to a share of students' future earnings in return for a financial contribution during their studies. Although still rarely used, human capital contracts…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 13-107 // 2013

    Causal Effects on Employment After First Birth – A Dynamic Treatment Approach

    The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 13-106 // 2013

    Fiscal Integration in the Eurozone: Economic Effects of Two Key Scenarios

    The 2008-09 crisis has shown that some euro area member countries were unable to sufficiently stabilize their economies which has given rise to a debate about deeper fiscal integration in Europe. In this paper,…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 13-105 // 2013

    The Short- and Long-Term Effects of School Choice on Student Outcomes - Evidence from a School Choice Reform in Sweden

    This paper evaluates the effects of a major Swedish school choice reform. The reform in 1992 increased school choice and competition among public schools as well as through a large-scale introduction of private…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 13-104 // 2013

    South-North Convergence from a New Perspective

    This North-South model of Schumpeterian endogenous growth combines a market, productivity and knowledge effect. A set of various convergent and divergent growth paths is derived that is much richer than in the…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 13-103 // 2013

    The Optimal Tariff in the Presence of Trade-Induced Productivity Gains

    We scrutinize the impact of international productivity gains (spillovers) induced by imports and exports on optimal tariffs. First, we solve a stylized 2x2 trade model of a large open economy and show that (a)…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 13-102 // 2013

    Which Indicators of Absorptive Capacity Enhance Import-induced South-North Convergence in Labor Intensities?

    We hypothesize that North-South trade is associated with knowledge spillovers that create labor productivity gains depending on various determinants of Southern absorptive capacity. We use the novel World…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 13-101 // 2013

    Energy Efficiency and Industrial Output: The Case of the Iron and Steel Industry

    Die Eisen- und Stahlindustrie emittiert einen bedeutsamen Teil der Kohlendstoffdioxidemissionen der Europäischen Union. Zudem ist der Sektor einer der größten Energieverbraucher. Dementsprechend ist die Eisen-…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 13-100 // 2013

    How Many Factors and Shocks Cause Financial Stress?

    The aim of this paper is to assess the dimension of factors and shocks that drive financial conditions, and in particular financial stress in the euro area. A second aim is to construct summary indices on the…

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