1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 08-064 // 2008

    Knowledge Production in Nanomaterials: An Application of Spatial Filtering to Regional Systems of Innovation

    Nanomaterials are seen as a key technology for the 21st Century, and much is expected of them in terms of innovation and economic growth. They could open the way to many radically new applications, which would…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 08-063 // 2008

    Individual Determinants of Social Fairness Assessments – The Case of Germany

    In this contribution we study the determinants of how individuals assess the social fairness of a given income distribution. We propose an analytical framework distinguishing between potential impact factors…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 08-062 // 2008

    Explaining the Employability Gap of Short-term and Long-term Unemployed Persons

    This paper analyzes the determinants of employability differences between short-term and long-term unemployed persons. Knowing these differences could help to address active labor market policy programs more…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 08-061 // 2008

    Climate Policy and the Problem of Competitiveness: Border Tax Adjustments or Integrated Emission Trading?

    In the absence of an international agreement on climate policy, unilateral carbon abatement creates two problems: It tends to have a detrimental effect on domestic competitiveness, and it leads to an increase in…

  5. Finanzmarktreport Schweiz // 2008

    September 2008

    • Konjunkturerwartungen für die Schweiz weiterhin pessimistisch
    • Eurozone: Zinserwartungen im August tiefer
    • USA: Konjunkturaussichten leicht optimistischer
    • Japan: Die Wirtschaft schrumpft
    • Großbritannien:…
  6. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2008

    Nr. 3 (September) - 2008

    • Wie schlimm wird der Abschwung?
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Augustumfrage 2008
    • Gute konjunkturelle Stimmung bei den wissensintensiven Dienstleistern
    • Implementierung von Geldpolitik und die…