Using a large sample of enterprises from a survey that was simultaneously conducted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, we study the self-reported impacts of the adoption of “green” energy saving and related…
This paper analyses the effect of training participation on employees’ retention in the training establishment. On the basis of the human capital and monopsony theories the effect of portability, visibility, and…
The risks imminent to younger technologies and markets may hinder renewable energy firms’ access to financing. This could curtail the investment needed for the transformation of the global energy sector.…
A well-known principle in public economics states that at least as many policy instruments as market failures are required to achieve an efficient outcome. In practice, however, regulatory power is often…
This article analyses the link between the wage rate and the incentives to develop and adopt a labour-augmenting innovation in a vertical market. In a model where an upstream monopolist sells the innovation to…
In dieser Kurzexpertise werden die fiskalischen Wirkungen eines Mindestlohns von 12 Euro untersucht. Die Ergebnisse beruhen auf Simulationsrechnungen mit dem ZEW-Steuer-TransferModell auf Grundlage des…