1. ZEW Economic Studies Bd. 36 // 2007

    Evaluating the Employment Effects of Job Creation Schemes in Germany

    This book analyses the employment effects of job creation schemes for the participating individuals in Germany. Programmes provide subsidised jobs that are additional in nature and of value for society to…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-027 // 2007

    Pre-empting Technology Competition Through Firm Acquisitions

    This paper investigates the motive of pre-empting technology competition through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Exploiting the patent application procedure at the European Patent Office we introduce a new…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-026 // 2007

    Macroeconomic Impacts of the Clean Development Mechanism: The Role of Investment Barriers and Regulations

    This paper quantifies the macroeconomic impacts of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol based on a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of international trade and energy use.…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-025 // 2007

    On the Self-serving Use of Equity Principles in International Climate Negotiations

    This paper puts forward equity as an important structural element to understanding negotiation outcomes. We first advance bargaining theory to incorporate the self-serving use of equity. Agents are predicted to…