1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 19-050 // 2019

    Ring-Fencing Digital Corporations: Investor Reaction to the European Commission’s Digital Tax Proposals

    We study the effect of digital tax measures on firm value. By employing an event study methodology, we analyze investor reaction to the European Commission’s proposals on the taxation of digital corporations.…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Das wettbewerbliche Risikopotenzial institutioneller Anleger

    Scholars and politicians around the world, as well as representatives of competition authorities and financial market regulators, are discussing the importance of indirect corporate links via institutional…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2018

    On the effects of unilateral environmental policy on offshoring in multi-stage production processes

    We extend the literature on global supply chains by analyzing if and how unilateral environmental regulation induces offshoring. We develop an analytical model of two-stage production processes that can be…

  4. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2018

    Disentangling the impact of infrastructure on trade using a new index of infrastructure

    Making use of considerably improved measures of infrastructure, the study assesses the impact of infrastructure on bilateral trade for a panel of 150 developed and emerging economies during the period 1992–2011.…

  5. Discussion und Working Paper // 2018

    Women Leaving the Playpen: The Emancipating Role of Female Suffrage

    The role of women in Western societies changed dramatically in the 20th century. We study how political empowerment affected women’s emancipation as reflected in their life choices like marital decisions and…