1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-087 // 2020

    Consumer Salience and Quality Provision in (Un)Regulated Public Service Markets

    This paper examines the publication of quality indicators in service markets with public finance systems, such as education and healthcare markets. We provide a spatial model of product differentiation in…

  2. Analysen und Standpunkte // 2020

    2020

    • Wirtschaftspolitik in Corona-Zeiten
    • Europäische Wettbewerbspolitik
    • Klimapolitik
    • Wirtschaftswissenschaften

    COVID-19 hat dieses Jahr geprägt. Im Dezember 2019 kamen erste Meldungen zu Erkrankungen aus Wuhan,…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-086 // 2020

    Public Subsidies and the Sources of Venture Capital

    Research suggests that public subsidies for newly founded firms have a positive effect on follow-on financing, in particular, Venture Capital (VC). This study differentiates between Government VC,…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-085 // 2020

    Earnings of University Dropouts Across Europe

    This paper investigates relative earnings of individuals leaving tertiary education without a degree across 18 European countries employing survey data on adult workers. We find that, on average,…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-084 // 2020

    Returns to Higher Education and Dropouts: A Double Machine Learning Approach

    This paper provides estimates of the short-term individual returns to Higher Education (HE) in the United Kingdom, focusing on the effects of attending HE on the labour market outcomes for dropouts.…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-083 // 2020

    Are Firms Withdrawing From Basic Research? An Analysis of Firm-Level Publication Behaviour in Germany

    Previous research has expressed concerns about firms engaging less in basic research. We contribute to this debate by studying trends in the scientific publishing activities of firms located in Germany. Our…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-082 // 2020

    Split-Award Auctions and Supply Disruptions

    Problem Definition: We consider a buyer that needs to source a fixed quantity. She faces several potential suppliers that might fail to deliver. The buyer conducts a procurement auction to determine contract…

  8. ZEW policy brief Nr. 20-08 // 2020

    More R&D, Less Growth? China’s Decreasing Research Productivity in International Comparison

    Innovation is widely considered the primary driver of growth in high-income economies. The efficiency by which an economy is able to transform research & development (R&D) inputs into output growth is captured…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-081 // 2020

    Evolution of the East German Wage Structure

    We analyze the evolution of the wage structure in East Germany over the past two decades and compare it to West Germany. Both regions experienced a rise in wage inequality between 1995 and 2009 with wage…

  10. #ZEWPodcast // 2020

    Folge 6 mit Prof. Vitali Gretschko: Was ist Marktdesign?

    Vergabe von Kindergartenplätzen, Versteigerung von Mobilfunkfrequenzen, Verteilung von Spenden – Märkte sind vielfältig und können durch eine effiziente Gestaltung von Marktregeln verbessert werden. Marktdesign…