1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-039 // 2021

    How Effective Is Carbon Pricing? – A Machine Learning Approach to Policy Evaluation

    While carbon taxes are generally seen as a rational policy response to climate change, knowledge about their performance from an expost perspective is still limited. This paper analyzes the emissions and cost…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-038 // 2021

    Direct, Spillover and Welfare Effects of Regional Firm Subsidies

    We analyze the effects of a large place-based policy, subsidizing up to 50% of investment costs of manufacturing firms in East Germany after reunification. We show that a 1-percentage-point decrease in the…

  3. ZEW-Kurzexpertise Nr. 21-03 // 2021

    Dispelling the Shadow of Fiscal Dominance?

    The COVID-19 pandemic has put the public finances of industrial countries under severe stress. The resulting recession has not only led to shortfalls in tax revenues but also to increased public expenditures.…

  4. ZEW-Newsletter // 2021

    2021-04

    1. Aktuell
    2. Presse
    3. Neue Publikationen
      • ZEWnews
      • ZEW policy brief
      • ZEW-Kurzexpertise
      • ZEW-Finanzmarktreport
      • ZEW Discussion Papers
      • Gutachten/Forschungsberichte
    4. Neue Forschungsprojekte
    5. Veranstaltung…
  5. M&A-Report // 2021

    April 2021

    • ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index zeigt Rückgang deutscher Deals wegen Corona-Pandemie
    • Corona-Pandemie: Weniger M&A-Deals bei höherem Transaktionsvolumen
    • Mehrheit der Übernahmen in Deutschland sind nach wie vor…
  6. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    Signalling in Auctions: Experimental Evidence

    We study the relative performance of the first-price sealed- bid auction, the second-price sealed-bid auction, and the all-pay sealed-bid auction in a laboratory experiment where bidders can signal…

  7. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    Incomplete Contracts in Multi-Period Procurement

    We analyze the problem of a buyer who purchases a long-term project from one of several suppliers. A changing state of the world influences the costs of the suppliers. We distinguish between complete…