1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-063 // 2017

    Analysing and Predicting Micro-Location Patterns of Software Firms

    While the effects of non-geographic aggregation on inference are well studied in economics, research on geographic aggregation is rather scarce. This knowledge gap together with the use of aggregated spatial…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-062 // 2017

    Impact of Controlled Foreign Corporation Rules on Post-acquisition Investment and Profit Shifting in Targets

    We investigate real investment, financial revenues and profits in formerly domestic firms once they enter a multinational entity (MNE) through an acquisition. We argue that following the acquisition, those…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-061 // 2017

    Ursachen von Stromsperren in Privathaushalten: Empirische Ergebnisse aus der Allgemeinen Sozialberatung

    In diesem Aufsatz wird untersucht, welche Merkmale Haushalte aufweisen, denen Stromsperren (Unterbrechungen der Stromversorgung wegen Zahlungsrückständen) angedroht wurden bzw. bei denen sie umgesetzt wurden und…

  4. ZEW-Newsletter // 2017

    2017-11

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  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-060 // 2017

    Tax Refunds and Income Manipulation Evidence from the EITC

    Welfare programs are important for reducing poverty but create incentives for recipients to maximize their income by either reducing labor supply or manipulating taxable income. In this paper, we quantify the…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-059 // 2017

    European Monetary Union Reform Preferences of French and German Parliamentarians

    This study analyzes results from an original survey of members of the French and German parliaments (Assemblée Nationale, Sénat and Bundestag) on economic policies and institutions of the Eurozone. We find that…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-057 // 2017

    Preferences and Decision Support in Competitive Bidding

    We examine bidding behavior in first-price sealed-bid and Dutch auctions, which are strategically equivalent under standard preferences. We investigate whether the empirical breakdown of this equivalence is due…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-056 // 2017

    Contract (Re-)Negotiation with Private and Common Values

    We analyze the contracting problem of a principal who faces an agent with private information and cannot commit to not renegotiating a chosen contract. We model this by allowing the principal to propose new…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-055 // 2017

    Local Labor Market Size and Qualification Mismatch

    This paper investigates the effect of the size of the local labor market on skill mismatch. Using survey data for Germany, I find that workers in large cities are both less likely to be overqualified for their…