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. 21-048 // 2021

    The Impact of Carbon Prices on Renewable Energy Support

    This paper examines how optimal renewable energy (RE) support (RES) policies need to be adjusted to account for carbon prices. We show theoretically and empirically that changing carbon prices requires…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-047 // 2021

    Tax Strategy Disclosure: A Greenwashing Mandate?

    We investigate the effects of a qualitative tax disclosure mandate aimed at improving tax transparency and compliance by imposing reputational costs for firms. We use, as an exogenous shock, the 2016 UK reform…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-046 // 2021

    Intergenerational Transmission of Lockdown Consequences: Prognosis of the Longer-Run Persistence of COVID-19 in Latin America

    The shock on human capital caused by COVID-19 is likely to have long lasting consequences, especially for children of low-educated families. Applying a counterfactual exercise we project the effects of…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-045 // 2021

    Do Preferences for Urban Amenities Really Differ by Skill?

    City-level policies often aim at attracting skilled workers by improving urban amenities. However, due to endogeneity problems, studies relying on revealed preferences have difficulties in providing…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-044 // 2021

    The CoViD-19 Pandemic and Mental Health: Disentangling Crucial Channels

    Since the start of the CoViD-19 pandemic, a major source of concern has been its effect on mental health. Using pre- pandemic information and have customized questionnaires in the Dutch LISS panel, we…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-043 // 2021

    Groundwork for Social-Ecological Transformations: The Social Contract, Global Governance and the Meaning of Time

    A decade ago, the German Advisory Council to the Federal Government on Global Environmental Change (Wissenschaftlichen Beirats der Bundesregierung für Globale Umweltveränderungen–WBGU) published its main report.…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-042 // 2021

    Innovation in Malmö After the Öresund Bridge

    We analyze the effect of the Öresund Bridge, a combined railway and motorway bridge between Swedish Malmö and the Danish capital Copenhagen, on inventive activity in the region of Malmö. Applying…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-041 // 2021

    Precocious Inventors: Early Patenting Success and Lifetime Inventive Performance

    This paper shows that inventors with an early patenting success have a higher inventive productivity during their remaining career. We use European patent data for a period of 32 years for 1240 German inventors.…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-040 // 2021

    Are Your Tax Problems an Opportunity Not to Pay Taxes? Evidence From a Randomized Survey Experiment

    Taxpayers often view tax rules and filing processes as complicated. In this paper I study whether the perceived tax uncertainty among peers leads to a reduction of voluntary tax compliance. I find strong…

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